SALINE


Meaning of SALINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.səˈlaɪn ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of natural waters, springs, etc.) impregnated with or containing salt or salts. 2 (of food or drink etc.) tasting of salt. 3 of chemical salts. 4 of the nature of a salt. 5 (of medicine) containing a salt or salts of alkaline metals or magnesium. --n. 1 a salt lake, spring, marsh, etc. 2 a salt-pan or salt-works. 3 a saline substance, esp. a medicine. 4 a solution of salt in water. øøsalinity n. salinization n. salinometer n. [ME f. L sal salt]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.