saline
Noun · AdjectiveSynonyms:
saline solution
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Noun (1)
- an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled waterSynonyms: saline solution
Adjective (1)
- containing salt“a saline substance ”“salty tears”
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sa′line (? or ?; 277), adjective
Origin: 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.
2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Sa′line (? or ?; 277), noun
Origin: Cf. F. saline. See Saline, adjective
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Sal′ine noun
1. Chemistry A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]
2. Med. Chem. A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54