saline

¹sa·line

adj \ˈsā-ˌlēn, -ˌlīn\

Definition of SALINE

1

: consisting of or containing salt <a saline solution>

2

: of, relating to, or resembling salt : salty <a saline taste>

3

: consisting of or relating to the salts especially of lithium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium <a saline cathartic>

4

: relating to or being abortion induced by the injection of a highly concentrated saline solution into the amniotic sac <saline amniocentesis>