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Pronunciation : Sa"line ( or ; 277)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt: cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt.]
Definition : 1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.

2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sa"line ( or ; 277)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.]
Definition : Defn: A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sal"ine
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Chem.)

Defn: A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]

2. (Med. Chem.)

Defn: A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913