saline
adjectiveOf, relating to, or containing salt; salty.
adjectiveOf or relating to chemical salts.
nounA salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.
nounA saline solution, especially one that is isotonic with blood and is used in medicine and surgery.
Consisting of salt or constituting salt: as, saline particles; saline substances.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of salt; salty: as, a saline taste.
nounA salt-spring, or a place where salt water is collected in the earth; a salt-marsh or -pit.
Same as
One of the mineral salts, such as sodium or magnesium sulphate, used medicinally.
nounA salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.