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

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