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Saline solution   /səlˈin səlˈuʃən/   Listen
Saline solution

noun
1.
An isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water.  Synonym: saline.





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... if, on exposing a thoroughly sterilised turnip infusion to the air, bacteria appear, they must of necessity have been spontaneously generated. In the words of Dr. Bastian: 'We can only infer that whilst the boiled saline solution is quite incapable of engendering bacteria, such organisms are able to arise de novo in the boiled organic infusion.' [Footnote: 'Proceedings of the Royal ...
— Fragments of science, V. 1-2 • John Tyndall
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Words linked to "Saline solution" :   isosmotic solution, isotonic solution


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