Saline - Definitions from Dictionary.com

20 results for: Saline

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

sa·line

Audio Help [sey-leen, -lahyn] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution.

2.	of or pertaining to a chemical salt, esp. of sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc., as used as a cathartic.

3.	of or pertaining to a method of abortion involving injection of hypertonic saline solution into the amniotic cavity during the second trimester.

–noun

4.	a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.

5.	salty water; a salty solution.

[Origin: 1400–50; ME: composed of salt < L salīnus salty, equiv. to sal sal + -īnus -ine¹

]

—Related forms

sa·lin·i·ty

Audio Help [suh-lin-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Saline

To learn more about Saline visit Britannica.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

sa·line Audio Help (sā'lēn', -līn') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.
Of or relating to chemical salts.

A salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.
A saline solution, especially one that is isotonic with blood and is used in medicine and surgery.

[Latin salīnus, from sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

sa·lin'i·ty (sə-lĭn'ĭ-tē) n.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
saline

1450, probably from a Latin word related to salinum "salt cellar" and salinæ "salt pits," from sal (gen. salis) "salt" (see salt).

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

saline
adjective
1.	containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears"
noun
1.	an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: saline solution]

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

saline Audio Help (sā'lēn') Pronunciation Key
Of or containing salt.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

saline sa·line (sā'lēn', -līn')
adj.

Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.
Of or relating to chemical salts.

A salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.
A saline solution, especially one that is isotonic to blood.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ¹sa·line
Pronunciation: 'sA-"lEn, -"lIn
Function: adjective
1 : consisting of or containing salt salinesolution>
2 : of, relating to, or resembling salt : SALTY saline taste>
3 : consisting of or relating to the salts especially of lithium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium saline cathartic>
4 : relating to or beingabortion induced by the injection of a highly concentrated saline solution into the amniotic sac <saline amniocentesis>

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ²saline
Function: noun
1 a : a metallic salt; especially : a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a catharticaction b : an aqueous solution of one or more such salts
2 : a saline solution used in physiology; especially : physiological salt solution formammals

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Saline County, AR (county, FIPS 125) Location: 34.64843 N, 92.67459 W
Population (1990): 64183 (24602 housing units)
Area: 1877.1 sq km (land), 14.9 sq km (water)

Saline County, IL (county, FIPS 165) Location: 37.75378 N, 88.54079 W
Population (1990): 26551 (12350 housing units)
Area: 992.8 sq km (land), 9.5 sq km (water)

Saline County, KS (county, FIPS 169) Location: 38.78145 N, 97.64780 W
Population (1990): 49301 (21129 housing units)
Area: 1863.9 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)

Saline County, MO (county, FIPS 195) Location: 39.13601 N, 93.20384 W
Population (1990): 23523 (10033 housing units)
Area: 1957.0 sq km (land), 23.4 sq km (water)

Saline County, NE (county, FIPS 151) Location: 40.53135 N, 97.14231 W
Population (1990): 12715 (5299 housing units)
Area: 1490.2 sq km (land), 1.9 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

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)

Grand Saline, TX (city, FIPS 30476) Location: 32.67753 N, 95.71123 W
Population (1990): 2630 (1200 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75140

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Saline

Sa*li"na\, n. [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a.]

1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.

2. Salt works.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This