saline
adjUK /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ · CA, US /ˈseɪ.lin/
Etymology PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).
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saline
nounEtymology PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).
1Water containing dissolved salt.
2A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.