Definitions for salineˈseɪ lin, -laɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•lineˈseɪ lin, -laɪn(adj.)
of, containing, or tasting of common salt; salty:
saline soil; a saline solution.
Category: Chemistry
of or pertaining to a chemical salt, esp. of sodium, potassium, or magnesium, used as a cathartic.
Category: Chemistry
(n.)a saline solution.
Category: Ecology
Origin of saline:
1400–50; ME: composed of salt < L salīnus salty =sal-, s. of sāl salt +-īnus -ine1
sa•lin•i•tysəˈlɪn ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
saline solution, saline(adj)
an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
saline(adj)
containing salt
"a saline substance "; "salty tears"
Wiktionary
saline(Noun)
Water containing dissolved salt.
saline(Adjective)
Containing salt; salty.
Webster Dictionary
Saline(adj)
consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic
Saline(adj)
of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste
Saline(adj)
a salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth
Saline(noun)
a crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources
Saline(noun)
a metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine
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