n. [ Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a. ] 1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Salt works. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from Salina, a town in New York. ] (Geol.) The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of washing with salt water. [ R. & Obs. ] Greenhill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [ Written also salin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a. ] A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. salin, fr. L. sal salt: cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt. ] 1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being salt; saltness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Saline + -ferous. ] Same as Saliferous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the form or the qualities of a salt, especially of common salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Salineness. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]