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adjective
1.
of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution.
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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.
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Saline
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Origin:
1400–50; Middle English: composed of salt < Latin salīnus salty, equivalent to sal sal + -īnus -ine1
1400–50; Middle English: composed of salt < Latin salīnus salty, equivalent to sal sal + -īnus -ine1
Related forms
hy·per·sa·line, adjective
hy·per·sa·lin·i·ty, noun
non·sa·line, adjective
non·sa·lin·i·ty, noun
EXPANDsem·i·sa·line, adjective
sub·sa·line, adjective
sub·sa·lin·i·ty, noun
un·sa·line, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History
saline
1450, probably from a Latin word related to salinum "salt cellar" and salinæ "salt pits," from sal (gen. salis) "salt" (see salt).
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Science Dictionary
saline  (sā'lēn') Pronunciation Key
Of or containing salt. |
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