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Webster 1913 Edition
Saline
Sa′line
(? or ?; 277)
, Adj.
1.
Consisting of salt, or containing salt;
as,
. saline
particles; saline
substances; a saline
cathartic2.
Of the quality of salt; salty;
as, a
. saline
tasteSa′line
(? or ?; 277)
, Noun.
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Sal′ine
,Noun.
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.