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Saline vs Salinate - What's the difference?

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Salinate is a related term of saline.



As an adjective saline

is containing salt; salty.

As a noun saline

is water containing dissolved salt.

As a verb salinate is

to add salt to.

saline

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing salt; salty.
  • Resembling salt.
    • a saline taste

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Water containing dissolved salt.
  • A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

    • Synonyms

    * saline solution

    Derived terms

    * normal saline

    Anagrams

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    salinate

    English

    Verb

    (salinat)
  • To add salt to.
    • The chemist salinated her solution.

    Related terms

    * salination * saline

    Anagrams

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