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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

For hours, they were unconscious, neighbours later said - revived with water, then saline injections as the house filled with people and cries.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

It’s also a good idea to keep water or saline spray with you, as both can help remove pepper spray from the eyes.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 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

In February 1954, Southam loaded a syringe with saline solution mixed with HeLa.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot