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Definitions for: Saline [n] an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
[adj] containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Sa"line (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See Saline,
a.]
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the
earth.
Sal"ine, n.
1. (Chem.) 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.
Synonyms: saline solution, salt, salty
See Also: isosmotic solution, isotonic solution
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