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saline

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.laɪn/

The English word “saline” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Containing salt; salty.
  2. Resembling salt.

noun

  1. Water containing dissolved salt.
  2. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

Etymology

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

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