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.
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2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
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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.
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Saline
\Sal"ine\, n.
1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues
and other similar sources. [Written also
salin.]
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2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium,
sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
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3. (Med., Biochemistry) A saline solution, esp. normal
saline, or isotonic saline, used for infusion, to maintain
blood pressure.
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