adj
noun
Freq #14129
Meanings
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1
adj
containing salt
A saline substance.
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2
adj
Resembling salt.
A saline taste.
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3
noun
an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
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4
adj
Containing salt; salty.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
noun
· an isotonic solution of...
saline solution
Word family
Derived forms
desalinisedesalinizeeurysalinehalosalinehydrosalinehypersalinehyposalineisosalinemesosalinenonsalineoligosalinephosphosaline
Etymology
PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).