Saline

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.
  • adjective. Of or relating to chemical salts.
  • noun. A salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.
  • noun. A saline solution, especially one that is isotonic with blood and is used in medicine and surgery.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of salt or constituting salt: as, saline particles; saline substances.
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of salt; salty: as, a saline taste.
  • noun. A salt-spring, or a place where salt water is collected in the earth; a salt-marsh or -pit.
  • Same as halophilous.
  • noun. One of the mineral salts, such as sodium or magnesium sulphate, used medicinally.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
  • adjective. Consisting of salt, or containing salt.
  • adjective. Of the quality of salt; salty.
  • noun. A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
  • noun. A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
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  • adjective. Containing salt; salty.
  • noun. Water containing dissolved salt.
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  • adjective. containing salt
  • noun. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
    • Word Usage
    "Homeowners, too, have been making the switch to saline, which is about one-twelfth as salty as ocean water."
    Equivalent
    salty  
    Form
    normal saline  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    isosmotic solution  isotonic solution  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aileen  Amin  Arleen  Augustin  Bean  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    albumin  alkaline  ammonia  antiseptic  aqueous  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sal  saline solution  salty  
    variant
    salin  
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