saline

5 definitions found

saline - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  saline
      adj 1: containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears"
      n 1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
           [syn: saline solution, saline]

saline - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Saline, LA (village, FIPS 67880)
    Location: 32.16401 N, 92.97697 W
    Population (1990): 272 (119 housing units)
    Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Saline, MI (city, FIPS 71140)
    Location: 42.17581 N, 83.77998 W
    Population (1990): 6660 (2588 housing units)
    Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48176