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saline¹
- /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ UK
- /ˈseɪ.lin/ Canada, US
- /ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/ Australia
- /ˈsæɪ.laɪn/ New Zealand
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*sḗh₂l
From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).
adjective more saline · most saline
- Containing salt; salty.
- Resembling salt. a saline taste
noun salines
-
Water containing dissolved salt.
Similar: saline solution
- A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Saline²
proper noun
- A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas.
- A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, close to the Great Salt Lake.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Saline Township.
- A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: salty, saline solution, salt, briny, salted, saltwater, salina, brackish, marine, corned, drip, physiologic, physiological, serum, chamber, sera
Translations
Talk about this word "saline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saline "saline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saline.Cite this
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title = {saline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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