saline

Questions about saline

What does saline mean?

saline means "an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in saline?

saline has 2 syllables: sa-line. The stress falls on "line". In IPA it is /səˈlin/.

What is another word for saline?

Close synonyms include saline solution. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is saline a common word?

saline is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with saline?

24 words rhyme with saline. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.