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Dissolved vs Saline - What's the difference?

dissolved | saline |

As adjectives the difference between dissolved and saline

is that dissolved is that has been disintegrated in a solvent while saline is containing salt; salty.

As a verb dissolved

is (dissolve).

As a noun saline is

water containing dissolved salt.

dissolved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • that has been disintegrated in a solvent

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (dissolve)

    • saline

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing salt; salty.
  • Resembling salt.
    • a saline taste

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Water containing dissolved salt.
  • A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

    • Synonyms

    * saline solution

    Derived terms

    * normal saline

    Anagrams

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