saline

sa·line (sā′lēn′, -līn′; for n. 1, also sə lēn′)

adjective

Etymology: LME salyne < L salinus < sal, salt

noun

a salt spring, lick, mine, etc.
a salt of magnesium or of an alkali metal, often used as a cathartic
a saline solution, esp. one that is isotonic, used in medical treatment or biological experiments

sa·lin′·ity (sə lin′ə tē) noun

modif.

Converse of object

buffer: Use only fresh supplies of buffered formaldehyde solution of the correct concentration ( 4 % in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.2 to 7.4.
warm: This is best done with warmed, sterile saline or even tap water.
use: However in my new place of work they continue to use normal saline for all patients regardless of the diagnosis.

Adjective modifier

hypertonic: Currently there are several products on the market that use hypertonic saline to spray in the nose.
heparinised: Once in place, the needle should be checked for proper positioning by manipulation of the femur, and flushed with heparinised saline.
phosphate-buffered: After this time, the allantoic fluid was harvested, and a series of two-fold dilutions made in phosphate-buffered saline.
isotonic: Medical Treatment: Continue irrigation with isotonic saline or water until the severe pain of the burn is relieved.
sterile: The wound may also be cleaned with 0.9 % sterile saline to remove any wound exudate.
physiological: Cleansing is best carried out by irrigating with physiological saline or ordinary tap water.

Modifies a noun

lagoon: Create, by the year 2015, 120 ha of saline lagoon.
drip: She still had a saline drip in, which restricted her movement.
aquifer: The largest storage space available is in deep saltwater bearing rocks, called saline aquifers.
infusion: Administration should always be followed by a normal saline infusion to flush the vein.
intrusion: Controls on saline intrusion in the Crag aquifer of north east Norfolk in an area of drained coastal marshes.
solution: Use an eye bath with a simple saline solution to wash out your socket.

Used with adjective complement

become: Polar waters are becoming far less saline, meaning that the " heat pump " effect that draws warm water north is failing.

Noun used with modifier

heparin: Be very quick to close the common femoral clamp to minimize blood loss and loss of heparin saline.
%: However in the light of recent concerns 0.9 % saline is more frequently used.

Modifying Another Word

fully: The area is a predominantly shallow, well flushed, fully saline, partially enclosed, temperate sea.
highly: Almost two-thirds of his land was covered with water for months and when the water evaporated it left the soil highly saline.

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