saline
/ˈseɪ.lin/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "a saline taste"
Etymology
PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈseɪ.lin/
- British English: /ˈseɪ.laɪn/