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saline

[sey-leen, -lahyn] / ˈseɪ lin, -laɪn /
ADJECTIVE
salty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Zhdanov's team used the data to map where freshwater meets saline water underground.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

"The antivenom is mixed with saline and injected intravenously over an hour, but many centres aren't equipped to manage the side-effects," Jain says.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

I watched a medic spray a man with saline solution, while another medic treated a man with frostbite, at tables that would normally be set for lunch.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The woman said in the suit that Rubin requested she replace her saline implants with silicone, since that was a sturdier material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Since she faces the saline spray, her copper skin has already turned green, but she wears it majestically, nobly.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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