n.
Pronunciation: ' s ā - ˌ l ē n, - ˌ l ī n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salin, from Latin salinus, from sal salt ― more at SALT
Date: 15th century
1 : consisting of or containing salt <a saline solution>
2 : of, relating to, or resembling salt : SALTY <a saline taste>
3 : consisting of or relating to the salts of the alkali metals or of magnesium <a saline cathartic>
– sa · lin · i · ty \ s ā - ' li-n ə -t ē , s ə - \ noun