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Synonyms for saline

an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

containing salt

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Leaving the plain of green turf, which extended along the course of a little brook, we soon entered on a wide level waste consisting either of sand, saline marshes, or bare mud.
Colorado -- Sacred Tree -- Patagonian Hare -- Indian Families -- General Rosas -- Proceed to Bahia Blanca -- Sand Dunes -- Negro Lieutenant -- Bahia Blanca -- Saline Incrustations -- Punta Alta -- Zorillo.
The purity of the Patagonian salt, or absence from it of those other saline bodies found in all sea-water, is the only assignable cause for this inferiority: a conclusion which no one, I think, would have suspected, but which is supported by the fact lately ascertained, [3] that those salts answer best for preserving cheese which contain most of the deliquescent chlorides.
Maximum reduction in NaCl + Ca[Cl.sub.2] solution and natural saline water was 38 and 38.5 percent in treatment 27dS [m.sup.-1] respectively.
A CSIRO research team is investigating the use of saline water in mining and mineral processing to increase the industry's water efficiency.
The supernatant was discarded and the bacterial pellets were resuspended in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) to attain a concentration of 1 x [10.sup.9] cfu/mL and 1 x [10.sup.7] cfu/mL.
ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING AND SALINE INSTILLATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
The premise of using therapeutic hypertonic saline in cystic fibrosis was to replicate the widely reported experience of Australian surfers with CF who reported they had improved mucus clearance, minimum missed days of school, better breathing and good activity levels because they routinely inhaled sea water in the course of the activity of surfing.
Saline 0.45% (3.0 mL) in a plastic tube with screw cap is for use with automated identification/antimicrobial susceptibility test systems, specifically the Vitek 2.
Silicone gel now accounts for 56% of all breast implants; saline implants, for 44%.
"Saline infusion sonography augments the usual transvaginal sonogram and lets us see what is inside the endometrium.
SALINE COUNTY The Saline County 4-H Meat Goat Show was held in the Sam Stafford Livestock Building on July 23.
He said, Sindh accounts for up to 24 percent of saline land that necessitates adoption of biosaline agriculture.
According to the minister, Sindh accounts for up to 24 per cent of saline land which is suitable for bio-saline agriculture.
Panel was cultivated under saline, as well as, normal conditions and traits related to morphology, phenology, and grain yield were scored.