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    Saline (?), n.
    1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [Written also salin.]

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    2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.

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