saline

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   containing salt

   A saline substance.

2. 2
   adj

   Resembling salt.

   A saline taste.

3. 3
   noun

   an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

4. 4
   adj

   Containing salt; salty.

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Simplified etymology

Saline entered English in the Middle English period and derives from the root represented by Latin sal “salt,” also found in salt, salad, salami, and sauce.

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

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