Saline Definition

sālēn, -līn
adjective
Of, characteristic of, or containing common salt, or sodium chloride.
Webster's New World
Of or containing any of the salts of the alkali metals or magnesium.
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noun
A salt spring, lick, mine, etc.
Webster's New World
A salt of magnesium or of an alkali metal, often used as a cathartic.
Webster's New World
A saline solution, esp. one that is isotonic, used in medical treatment or biological experiments.
Webster's New World

Water containing dissolved salt.

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Noun

Singular:
saline
Plural:
salines

Origin of Saline

  • Latin salīnus from sāl salt sal- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Saline Sentence Examples

  • Saline water is obtained daily in the season from Builth Wells.

  • The saline springs are used both for drinking and bathing, and are said to be efficacious in scrofula and incipient tuberculosis.

  • The salt is obtained from the saline lakes (limans) in the neighbourhood.

  • Reichenhall possesses several copious saline springs, producing about 850o tons of salt per annum.

  • North of them is the great saline depression, known as the " salinas grandes," 643 ft.

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Words Starting With

SSASAL

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With E