saline
(adjective) containing salt; “a saline substance ”; “salty tears”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
saline (comparative more saline, superlative most saline)
Containing salt; salty.
Resembling salt.
saline (countable and uncountable, plural salines)
Water containing dissolved salt.
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
• (water containing dissolved salt): saline solution
• A-lines, Selina, aliens, alines, laines, lianes, lisena, silane, slaine
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"line ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [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. Etym: [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.]
Definition: A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Sal"ine, n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]
2. (Med. Chem.)
Definition: A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
