Salinize

//ˈsælɪnaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to become or render salty ambitransitive

    "Salinized drinking water probably is the best insurance that the men will take the salt during the working hours of the day. A study from the Inland Steel Company⁵⁶, in which a section of steel workers, 3,000 men, were given salinized drinking water, 0·1 per cent., showed good results as compared with the control group."

Example

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"Salinized drinking water probably is the best insurance that the men will take the salt during the working hours of the day. A study from the Inland Steel Company⁵⁶, in which a section of steel workers, 3,000 men, were given salinized drinking water, 0·1 per cent., showed good results as compared with the control group."

Etymology

From saline + -ize.

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