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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
saline
    adj 1: containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears"
    n 1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
         [syn: saline solution, saline]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), a. [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt:
   cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt.]
   1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline
      particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
      [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See Saline,
   a.]
   A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the
   earth.
   [1913 Webster]
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Saline \Sal"ine\, n.
   1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues
      and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium,
      sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.
      [1913 Webster]
      [1913 Webster]
5. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Saline -- U.S. County in Illinois
   Population (2000):    26733
   Housing Units (2000): 12360
   Land area (2000):     383.309486 sq. miles (992.766969 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    3.666633 sq. miles (9.496536 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    386.976119 sq. miles (1002.263505 sq. km)
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             37.753831 N, 88.540840 W
   Headwords:
    Saline
    Saline, IL
    Saline County
    Saline County, IL
6. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Saline -- U.S. County in Kansas
   Population (2000):    53597
   Housing Units (2000): 22695
   Land area (2000):     719.612996 sq. miles (1863.789025 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.666204 sq. miles (4.315448 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    721.279200 sq. miles (1868.104473 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             38.807979 N, 97.612452 W
   Headwords:
    Saline
    Saline, KS
    Saline County
    Saline County, KS
7. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Saline -- U.S. County in Missouri
   Population (2000):    23756
   Housing Units (2000): 10019
   Land area (2000):     755.549580 sq. miles (1956.864345 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    9.036209 sq. miles (23.403673 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    764.585789 sq. miles (1980.268018 sq. km)
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.123835 N, 93.204459 W
   Headwords:
    Saline
    Saline, MO
    Saline County
    Saline County, MO
8. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Saline -- U.S. County in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    13843
   Housing Units (2000): 5611
   Land area (2000):     575.337229 sq. miles (1490.116520 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.725439 sq. miles (1.878878 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    576.062668 sq. miles (1491.995398 sq. km)
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.545566 N, 97.093987 W
   Headwords:
    Saline
    Saline, NE
    Saline County
    Saline County, NE
9. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Saline -- U.S. County in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    83529
   Housing Units (2000): 33825
   Land area (2000):     723.461618 sq. miles (1873.756910 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    7.003032 sq. miles (18.137769 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    730.464650 sq. miles (1891.894679 sq. km)
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             34.616381 N, 92.636449 W
   Headwords:
    Saline
    Saline, AR
    Saline County
    Saline County, AR
10. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Saline, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    296
   Housing Units (2000): 133
   Land area (2000):     1.184397 sq. miles (3.067575 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.184397 sq. miles (3.067575 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67880
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             32.164170 N, 92.977127 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Saline, LA
    Saline
11. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Saline, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
   Population (2000):    8034
   Housing Units (2000): 3213
   Land area (2000):     4.626959 sq. miles (11.983768 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.033033 sq. miles (0.085556 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.659992 sq. miles (12.069324 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            71140
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             42.170940 N, 83.779644 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     48176
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Saline, MI
    Saline
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