SALINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saline mean? 

• SALINE (noun)
  The noun SALINE has 1 sense:

1. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

  Familiarity information: SALINE used as a noun is very rare.

• SALINE (adjective)
  The adjective SALINE has 1 sense:

1. containing salt

  Familiarity information: SALINE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

saline; saline solution

Hypernyms ("saline" is a kind of...):

isosmotic solution; isotonic solution (a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood)

Derivation:

salinate (add salt to)

• SALINE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing salt

Context example:

salty tears

Similar:

salty (containing or filled with salt)

Derivation:

salinity (the relative proportion of salt in a solution)

 Context examples 

They also had a longer survival time than mice given a saline control.

(Injectable nanoparticles deliver cancer therapy in mice, NIH)

It is tolerant of saline soils, drought conditions, and secondary soils.

(Morinda citrifolia, NCI Thesaurus)

Any solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) in water with a concentration of NaCl higher than that found in physiological saline (0.9% w/v).

(Hypertonic Saline, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientists gave one group of young mice repeated doses of cocaine and another group doses of saline.

(What Causes Cocaine Addiction, NIH, US)

Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution.

(Aluminum Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Sterile saline is injected into the endometrial cavity thereby distending the endometrial cavity, providing good visualization of the anatomic structures within.

(Hysterosonography, NCI Thesaurus)

Some women choose to have breast implants, which are filled with saline or silicone gel.

(Breast Reconstruction, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Issue associated with the inability of a device and/or device components to expand or enlarge with the intended inflation agent (e.g. saline or air).

(Inflation Issue Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)

This species is catalase and oxidase positive, produces a yellowish pigment, non-hemolytic, utilizes glucose and maltose, but not mannose or lactose, reduces nitrite but not nitrate, and some strains spontaneously agglutinate in saline.

(Neisseria subflava, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers found that participants who meditated during saline administration had significantly lower pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings compared to those who did not meditate while receiving saline.

(Scientists discover non-opioid pain pathway in the brain, NIH)