Sa"line [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.
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Sa"line [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.]
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
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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.
<-- 3. (Med., Biochemistry) A saline solution, esp. normal saline, or isotonic saline, used for infusion, to maintain blood pressure. -->
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