Definition & Meaning of "saline"in English

Saline

an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

salines

saline

containing or relating to salt

briny

saltish

salty

salted

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

relational

ungradable

domain

chemistry, medicine, biology

Examples

The doctor administered a saline solution to rehydrate the patient.

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