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Meaning of 'saline' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Saline [ a.]
- Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
- Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
- A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
2 . Saline [ n.]
- A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
- A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.

Meaning of 'saline' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . saline [ s]
Meaning (1):
- containing salt
Example in sentence:
  • a saline substance ;
  • salty tears

Nearby Words:

sal salaam salability salable salacious salacity salad salade salading salaeratus

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