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saline

Syllabification: (sa·line)
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Definition of saline

adjective

  • containing or impregnated with salt:saline alluvial soils
  • chiefly Medicine (of a solution) containing sodium chloride and/or a salt or salts of magnesium or another alkali metal.

noun

  • a solution of salt in water.
  • a saline solution used in medicine.

Derivatives

salinity

Pronunciation: /səˈlinitē/
noun

salinization

noun

salinize

Pronunciation: /ˈsaləˌnīz/
verb

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin sal 'salt' + -ine1

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