saline

sa·line  (sln, -ln)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.

2. Of or relating to chemical salts.

n.

1. A salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.

2. A saline solution, especially one that is isotonic with blood and is used in medicine and surgery.

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[Latin salnus, from sl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

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sa·lini·ty (s-ln-t) n.

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saline [ˈseɪlaɪn]

adj

1. (Chemistry) of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing common salt a saline taste

2. (Medicine) Med of or relating to a saline

3. (Chemistry) of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing any chemical salt, esp a metallic salt resembling sodium chloride

n

(Medicine) Med an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water

[from Late Latin salīnus, from Latin sal salt]

salinity  [səˈlɪnɪtɪ] n

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saline  (sln)

Of or containing salt.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	saline - an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water saline solution isosmotic solution, isotonic solution - a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
Adj.	1.	saline - containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" salty - containing or filled with salt; "salt water"

Translations

saline [ˈseɪlaɪn] ADJ → salino
saline drip → gota-a-gota m salino

saline [ˈseɪlaɪn] adj [solution] → salin(e)

saline

adj → salzig

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saline:

saline drip

n (Med: = device) → Infusionsapparat m → or Tropf m (inf) → mit Kochsalzlösung; (= liquid) → Kochsalzlösung f

saline solution

n → Salzlösung f

saline [ˈseɪlaɪn] adj → salino/a