| 释义 |
sa·line
I. \ˈsāˌlēn, -līn\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English salyne, from Latin salinus, from sal salt + -inus -ine — more at salt
1. : consisting of or containing salt : saliferous
< saline deposits >
< a saline solution >
2. : of, relating to, or resembling salt : salty
< a saline taste >
< saline compounds >
< the saline properties of the water — Alice Duncan-Kemp >
3. : consisting of or relating to the salts of the alkali metals or of magnesium
< a saline cathartic >
II. \ˈsāˌlēn, -ˌlīn, in sense 1 often səˈlēn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: partly from Middle English salyne, from Latin salinae, plural, saltworks; partly from saline (I) — more at salina
1.
a. : a spring of salt water
b. : a natural deposit of common salt or of any other soluble salt (as left by the evaporation of a lake)
c. : salina 2
2.
a.
(1) : a metallic salt; especially : a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a cathartic action
(2) : an aqueous solution of one or more such salts
b. also sa·lin \ˈsālə̇n\ : a crude potash obtained from beet residues and similar sources
3. salines plural : the naturally occurring soluble salts (as common salt, sodium carbonate, sodium nitrate, potassium salts, borax)
4. : a saline solution used in physiology; especially : physiological salt solution for mammals |