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saline |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: saline adj : containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {salty}] n : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: {saline solution}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Saline, LA (village, FIPS 67880) Location: 32.16401 N, 92.97697 W Population (1990): 272 (119 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Saline, MI (city, FIPS 71140) Location: 42.17581 N, 83.77998 W Population (1990): 6660 (2588 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48176
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