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saline.

Containing salt; salty.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈseɪ.laɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈseɪ.lin/Canada, General-American/ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/Australia/ˈsæɪ.laɪn/New-Zealand
  1. Containing salt; salty.

  2. Resembling salt.

    a saline taste
Where this word comes from

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).

noun/ˈseɪ.laɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈseɪ.lin/Canada, General-American/ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/Australia/ˈsæɪ.laɪn/New-Zealand
  1. Water containing dissolved salt.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).

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