saline

Speech parts

1. saline - Noun

2. saline - Adjective

3. saline - Adjective Satellite

4. Saline - Proper noun

Meaning

Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.

Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.

A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.

A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

saline solution salty brine seawater briny saline water salt solution sodium chloride solution salina alkali sea blue salt ocean iodized
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Antonyms

good DRY flat pure straight fresh
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Hypernyms

isosmotic solution isotonic solution

Phrases with the word

saline water saline soil buffered saline solution normal saline solution sterilized saline saline land

Anagrams

lisena silane Selina aliens

Examples

a saline substance Source: Internet

salty tears Source: Internet

Adaptation to saline environments by halophytes may take the form of salt tolerance or salt avoidance. Source: Internet

Anchialine cave main Anchialine caves are caves, usually coastal, containing a mixture of freshwater and saline water (usually sea water). Source: Internet

Another disadvantage of saline aquifers is that as the salinity of the water increases, less CO 2 can be dissolved into aqueous solution. Source: Internet

A home-made saline solution made from non-iodized sea salt and hot distilled or filtered water is a common way to heal a lip piercing and avoid infection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Salinastroika salinate salination Saline County saline flush saline land