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Meaning of "saline" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SALINE

From Late Latin salīnus, from Latin sal salt.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SALINE

saline  [ˈseɪlaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saline can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SALINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of saline in the English dictionary

The first definition of saline in the dictionary is of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing common salt. Other definition of saline is of or relating to a saline. Saline is also of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing any chemical salt, esp a metallic salt resembling sodium chloride.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALINE


align
əˈlaɪn
beryline
ˈbɛrɪlaɪn
Caroline
ˈkærəˌlaɪn
fringilline
frɪnˈdʒɪlaɪn
gorillian
ɡəˈrɪlaɪn
gorilline
ɡəˈrɪlaɪn
hotline
ˈhɒtˌlaɪn
hypersaline
ˌhaɪpəˈseɪlaɪn
Klein
klaɪn
ligne
laɪn
line
laɪn
nonsaline
ˌnɒnˈseɪlaɪn
offline
ˈɒfˌlaɪn
online
ˈɒnˌlaɪn
outline
ˈaʊtˌlaɪn
sibylline
ˈsɪbɪlaɪn
storyline
ˈstɔːrɪlaɪn
suilline
ˈsuːɪlaɪn
thermohaline
ˌθɜːməʊˈheɪlaɪn
timeline
ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALINE

salification
salified
salifies
salify
saligot
Salii
salimeter
salimetric
salimetry
salina
saline drip
saline solution
Salinger
salinisation
salinity
salinization
salinize
salinometer
salinometric
salinometry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALINE

adrenaline
aline
alkaline
bengaline
euryhaline
formaline
harmaline
hyaline
isoprenaline
mescaline
messaline
naphthaline
noradrenaline
on line
opaline
percaline
praline
sealine
sepaline
tourmaline
valine

Synonyms and antonyms of saline in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «saline» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALINE

Find out the translation of saline to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saline from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saline» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盐水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solución salina
570 millions of speakers

English

saline
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المالحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লবণাক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saline
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

salzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生理食塩水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식염수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saline
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước muối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खारट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuzlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sól fizjologiczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сольовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

salin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλατούχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saltlösning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saltvann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saline

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALINE»

The term «saline» is very widely used and occupies the 19.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saline» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saline» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saline

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALINE»

Discover the use of saline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Saline Lake Ecosystems of the World
'With Hammer's book as a guide, major gaps in our understanding of saline lakes become clear and research opportunities become apparent.' Ecology, 68 (1987)
U.T. Hammer, 1986
2
Saline
hamlet was officially called Saline, named after the river running through it. Settlement in Saline took place from approximately the 1820s to the 1850s. Pioneers came primarily from the eastern states, many by way of the Erie Canal, which was ...
Susan Kosky, 2003
3
Saline
The scent of another girl's dresses and her lace church gloves on the white formica dresser strangely suburban in the this adobe house, in this teeming Sonoran desert"--from Saline.
Kimberly Lyons, 2005
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Commercial Forest Plantations on Saline Lands
Provides information that will allow users to recover salt-degraded land with selected plantation timbers and ultimately to make a profit.
Marcia Lambert, John Turner, 2000
5
Saline Lakes
Publications from 7th International Conference on Salt Lakes, held in Death Valley National Park, California, USA, September 1999
John M. Melack, Robert Jellison, David B. Herbst, 2002
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Prospects for Saline Agriculture
This book gives some practical approaches for saline agriculture and afforestation, and describes examples of cultivating salt-tolerant/halophytic plants for commercial interest on salt-affected land or with highly salinized water in ...
R. Ahmad, K.A. Malik, 2002
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Nitrification in Saline Industrial Wastewater
This dissertation considers various questions with respect to the effects of salinity on nutrification: what are the main inhibiting factors causing the effects, do all salts have similar effects, what is the maximum acceptable salt level, ...
Moustafa Samir Moussa, 2004
8
Saline water processing: desalination and treatment of ...
Special emphasis is given to chemical factors necessary to the running of desalination plants. The book is intended for specialists involved in the construction and operation of such plants and for administrative personnel.
Hans-Günter Heitmann, 1990
9
Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills
Emergency medications Heparin flush Heparin lock Intravenous IV push Saline flush Saline lock OVERVIEW OF THE SKILL A heparin or saline lock, also known as an intermittent infusion device, is a small plastic device with a resealing ...
‎2004
10
Best Management Practices for Saline and Sodic Turfgrass ...
The book presents emerging challenges, technology, and concepts that address integration of salinity management into comprehensive site environmental or sustainable management systems, use of halophytic turfgrasses for non-traditional ...
Robert N. Carrow, Ronny R. Duncan, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saline is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saline County teen finds 4-inch centipede in ear
A Saline County teenager woke up Tuesday morning with excruciating pain in one of his ears. Grant Botti, 14, says he felt something strange in his ear and ... «KATV, Jun 15»
2
Morton Salt Mine in Grand Saline is an underground wonder
GRAND SALINE — This is not your average lift. For one thing, the elevator is pitch dark as it zips us to our single destination, 57 stories from ground level. «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
3
Saline quarterback Josh Jackson verbally commits to Virginia Tech
Josh Jackson committed to Virginia Tech during his college announcement at Saline High School on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Alex McDougall | The Ann Arbor ... «MLive.com, Jun 15»
4
Stepping Hill nurse guilty of murdering patients by poisoning saline
Victorino Chua, 49, injected insulin into saline bags and ampoules while working ... dead eight hours after admission having been treated with a saline ampoule ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
Many Roads in Lancaster and Saline Counties Impassable Due to …
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Authorities say several highways and local roads have been closed because of runoff from overnight thunderstorms in southeast Nebraska. «1011now, May 15»
6
Saline scorekeeper charged with stealing money to visit strippers …
The 57-year-old Saline man accused of swindling cash from the Veterans Administration to fund expensive visits to strippers and casinos had a criminal past, ... «MLive.com, May 15»
7
Student charged with lacing teacher's coffee with saline
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New Jersey high school student accused of lacing his Spanish teacher's iced coffee with saline solution has been charged ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
8
Students shaken, but feeling OK after Saline school bus accident
"Parents of injured students were contacted immediately," said Steve Laatsch, Saline Area Schools assistant superintendent of instruction. "Teachers, school ... «MLive.com, Feb 15»
9
Stepping Hill nurse 'murdered three patients by contaminating saline
A hospital nurse murdered three patients and poisoned 18 others by contaminating saline bags and ampoules with insulin, a court heard. Victorino Chua, 49 ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
10
One Person Dies and Many Others Fall Ill After Saline Infusions
One person has died and many more were sickened after receiving infusions of a saline solution produced by Wallcur, a San Diego-based company, the Food ... «New York Times, Jan 15»

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