salinum

salt cellar

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A shallow pool of salty water with a thick white salt crust around its edge and visible cubic salt crystals where the water meets the exposed rim.

noun / adjective

saline

SAY-leen/ˈseɪliːn/

Containing dissolved salt.

Etymology

salineLatinsalt cellar

Saline probably comes from a word for a salt cellar or salt pits. Its earlier meaning “made of salt” broadened to “pertaining to salt,” covering salt-containing water.

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