Saline
/ˈseɪ.laɪn/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Water containing dissolved salt. countable, uncountable
- 2 an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water wordnet
- 3 A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Containing salt; salty.
- 2 Resembling salt.
"a saline taste"
Adjective
- 1 containing salt wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, close to the Great Salt Lake.
- 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 A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).
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”).