What does "saline" mean?
Saline: Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Additional senses
- 2.A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
- 3.(Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]
- 4.(Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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