Found 2 items, similar to Saline.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: saline saline adj : containing salt; “a saline solution”; “salty tears” [syn: salty] n : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: saline solution]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Saline 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] 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] 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] 3. (Med., Biochemistry) A saline solution, esp. normal saline, or isotonic saline, used for infusion, to maintain blood pressure. [1913 Webster]