water solution containing dissolved salt.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
saline (adjective)1.
consisting of or containing salt - a saline solution
2.
of, relating to, or resembling salt - salty a saline taste
3.
consisting of or relating to the salts of the alkali metals or of magnesium - a saline cathartic
1.
a metallic salt , especially a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a cathartic action
2.
a saline solution , especially one isosmotic with body fluids
saline (Wikipedia)
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Saline may refer to:
- Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body
- Saline water, non-medicinal salt water
- Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern