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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water;
[syn: saline solution, saline]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. containing salt;
- Example: "a saline substance "
- Example: "salty tears"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.] A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saline \Sal"ine\, 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] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saline \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste. [1913 Webster]
U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

Saline, LA (village, FIPS 67880) Location: 32.16401 N, 92.97697 W Population (1990): 272 (119 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Saline, MI (city, FIPS 71140) Location: 42.17581 N, 83.77998 W Population (1990): 6660 (2588 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48176