Saline
Saline (? o?; 277) , adjective
[French salin, from Latin sal salt: compare Latin 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.
Saline (? o?; 277) , noun
[Compare French saline. See Saline, a.]
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Saline , noun
1.
(Chemistry) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
2.
(Medicine Chemistry) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.