SALI'NOUS, adjective [Latin sal, salt.] 1. Consisting of salt or constituting salt; as saline particles; saline substances. 2. Partaking of the qualities of salt; as a saline taste. SALI'NE, noun A salt spring, or a place where salt water is collected in the earth; a name given to the salt springs in the United States.
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