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Saline

//ˈseɪ.laɪn// adj, name, noun

Definitions

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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  1. 6
    A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).
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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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