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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SALI'NE,
SALINIF'EROUS, a. [L. sal, salinum, and fero, to produce.] Producing salt.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" n
1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: saline solution, saline]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salin, from Latin salinus, from sal salt — more at salt Date: 15th century 1. consisting of or containing salt <a saline solution> 2. of, relating to, or resembling salt ; salty <a saline taste> 3. consisting of or relating to the salts of the alkali metals or of magnesium <a saline cathartic> • salinity noun II. noun Date: 1662 1. a metallic salt; especially a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a cathartic action 2. a saline solution; especially one isosmotic with body fluids

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of natural waters, springs, etc.) impregnated with or containing salt or salts. 2 (of food or drink etc.) tasting of salt. 3 of chemical salts. 4 of the nature of a salt. 5 (of medicine) containing a salt or salts of alkaline metals or magnesium. --n. 1 a salt lake, spring, marsh, etc. 2 a salt-pan or salt-works. 3 a saline substance, esp. a medicine. 4 a solution of salt in water. Derivatives: salinity n. salinization n. salinometer n. Etymology: ME f. L sal salt

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 1913 Dictionary

Saline Sa"line (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.] A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Saline Sal"ine, n. 1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.] 2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A saline substance or liquid contains salt. ...a saline solution. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Briny, salt. II. n. Salt-spring, salt-pit.