saline
IPA: sʌɫˈin
noun
- Water containing dissolved salt.
- A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas.
- A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, close to the Great Salt Lake.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Saline Township.
- A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).
adjective
- Containing salt; salty.
- Resembling salt.
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Examples of "saline" in Sentences
- The waters of the river are naturally saline.
- The salt comes from the saline subterranean springs.
- The lake is shallow and water in the lake is saline.
- Saline ground water sources are found in the rural area.
- It is the sodium salt of lactic acid and has a mild saline taste.
- Saline solution is introduced into the gastric band via the port.
- It is the largest of the naturally occurring saline lakes in Argentina.
- Saline solutions are formed due to the presence of road salt in the winter.