saline

saline
[ˈseɪlʌɪn]
adjective
  1. containing or impregnated with salt
    含盐的;咸的
    saline alluvial soils.
    盐冲积土。
    ■(chiefly Medicine)(of a solution) containing sodium chloride and/or a salt or salts of magnesium or another alkali metal
    (主医)(溶液)含氯化钠的;含镁盐类的;含碱金属盐类的
noun
  1. [mass noun]a solution of salt in water
    盐溶液
    ■a saline solution used in medicine
    生理盐水
派生
salinity
noun
salinization
noun
  1. (亦作-isation)
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Latin sal 'salt' + -ine
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