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saline

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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.

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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

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