non-saline

non--sa·line

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te sey-leen, -lahyn]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈseɪ lin, -laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te sey-leen, -lahyn]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈseɪ lin, -laɪn/

Definitions of non-saline word

adjective non-saline of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution. 1
adjective non-saline of or relating to a chemical salt, especially of sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc., as used as a cathartic. 1
adjective non-saline of or relating to a method of abortion involving injection of hypertonic saline solution into the amniotic cavity during the second trimester. 1
noun non-saline a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy. 1
noun non-saline salty water; a salty solution. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; Middle English: composed of salt < Latin salīnus salty, equivalent to sal sal + -īnus -ine1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".