† halatinousadj.
Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ἁλάτινος made of salt ( < ancient Greek ἁλατ- , ἅλας variant of ἅλς salt (see halo- comb. form1) + -ινος -ine suffix2) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin halatinus (1857 or earlier).
Obsolete.
rare.
1886 Halatinous, Saline; Salt. [Also in later dictionaries.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019).