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sa·line

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–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

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sa·lin·i·ty

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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.

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salinity
noun
1.	the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth [syn: salt]
2.	the relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn: brininess]

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sa·lin·i·ty
Pronunciation: sA-'lin-&t-E, s&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being saline
2 : a concentration (as in a solution) of salt

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Salinity

Sa*lin"i*ty\, n. Salineness. --Carpenter.

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