🧂saline

adjective
/ˈseɪ.liːn/

Meaning

Containing or resembling salt; salty.
containing salt; salty; relating to salt water

Example Sentences

Doctors often use saline solution to clean wounds.

The saline solution is used for medical treatments.

Example Expressions

saline solution

Synonyms

salty, briny, saltish, salted, brackish, salt-containing
Entry 1
salty, briny, saltish, salted
Entry 2
salty, briny, brackish, salt-containing

Antonyms

fresh, unsalted, pure, sweet
Entry 1
fresh, unsalted
Entry 2
fresh, pure, unsalted, sweet

Collocations

saline solution, saline water, saline injection, saline drip
Entry 1
saline solution, saline water, saline injection
Entry 2
saline solution, saline water, saline drip

More Example Sentences

Do you have any Orsaline?

Nurse: Saline will continue all the time. And these medicines are to be purchased. I’ll come 3 to 4 times a day to give you medication. The doctor will come once daily.

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considering the whole rather than just the parts; comprehensive
relating to or forming part of the structure of something

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