Main Entry: ¹sa·line

Pronunciation: \ˈsā-ˌlēn, -ˌlīn\

Function: adjective

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>