Meaning Of Saline

a.

Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.

a.

Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.

a.

A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

n.

A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.

n.

A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.