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saline

[sey-leen, -lahyn] / ˈseɪ lin, -laɪn /
ADJECTIVE
salty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Previously, they relied on expensive diesel pumps to bring the saline water to the surface.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

These included higher elevation areas with more moisture and vegetation, highly saline zones exposed to intense UV radiation, and fog-fed oases where plant life flourishes against the odds.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

For hours, they were unconscious, neighbours later said - revived with water, then saline injections as the house filled with people and cries.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

He hung the bag on the side of a cabinet and flicked the tubing going to the needle, trying to make the saline flow.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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