Sa*li"na pe"ri*od (?). [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.
Sal`i*na"tion (?), n. The act of washing with salt water. [R. & Obs.]
Greenhill.
Sa"line (? or ?; 277), 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.