Thesaurus: saline

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1. a. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
2. a. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
3. a. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
4. n. A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
5. n. A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
6. adj. containing salt
7. n. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
8. 1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic. 2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. 1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.] 2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
9. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in theearth.