SALINE

saline

(adjective) containing salt; “a saline substance ”; “salty tears”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

saline (comparative more saline, superlative most saline)

Containing salt; salty.

Resembling salt.

Noun

saline (countable and uncountable, plural salines)

Water containing dissolved salt.

A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

Synonyms

• (water containing dissolved salt): saline solution

Anagrams

• 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



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