noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being saline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The quality of being saline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The concentration of salt in a solution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
the relative proportion of salt in a solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: brininess
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Broader terms: saltiness
noun
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: salt, saltiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
History
Etymology tree English saline Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English salinity From saline + -ity.
Across languages
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.