adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Water containing dissolved salt. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water wordnet
3. 3
   A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. countable, uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Containing salt; salty.
2. 2
   Resembling salt.

   "a saline taste"

Adjective

1. 1
   containing salt wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, close to the Great Salt Lake.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Saline Township.

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6. 6
   A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).

Synonyms

All synonyms

saline solutionsaline solutionbrackishpickledsaltsalty

Antonyms

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fresh

Example

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Etymology

PIE word *séh₂ls From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).

Related phrases

Saline Countynormal salinesaline flushsalino-terrene

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