saline C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈseɪ.lin/ UK /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #14129 Meanings 1 adj containing salt A saline substance. 2 adj Resembling salt. A saline taste. 3 noun an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water 4 adj Containing salt; salty. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · an isotonic solution of... saline solution Word family Derived forms desalinisedesalinizeeurysalinehalosalinehydrosalinehypersalinehyposalineisosalinemesosalinenonsalineoligosalinephosphosaline Common collocations saline solution Adjective + noun Etymology PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”). Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # saline **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈseɪ.lin/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 14129 ## Meanings 1. containing salt 2. Resembling salt. 3. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water 4. Containing salt; salty. ## Examples - A saline substance. - A saline taste. ## Derived Forms - desalinise - desalinize - eurysaline - halosaline - hydrosaline - hypersaline - hyposaline - isosaline - mesosaline - nonsaline - oligosaline - phosphosaline ## Etymology PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”). ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown