suolainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• briny adj Salty, or tasting or smelling like sea water.
• saline adj Containing salt, or tasting of it.
• salt noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
• salty adj Tasting of or containing salt.
• savory adj Having a rich, appetizing flavour that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.

Senses

suolainen is used for these senses in English:

• briny Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.
• saline Containing salt; salty.
• salt Of water: containing salt, saline.
• salt Treated with salt as a preservative; cured with salt, salted.
• savory Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.

briny — full definition

1. adj Salty, or tasting or smelling like sea water.
2. noun The sea (informal, often literary).

saline — full definition

1. adj Containing salt, or tasting of it.
2. noun A solution of salt in water, especially one used medically.

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