| saligot | <botany> The water chestnut (Trapa natans). Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| salimeter | A hydrometer used to determine the specific gravity, or the concentration, of a saline solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salina period | <geology> The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central new York, was formed. Origin: So called from Salina, a town in New York. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saline | Salty, of the nature of a salt, containing a salt or salts. Origin: L. Salinus, sal = salt (18 Nov 1997) |
| saline agglutinin | An antibody which causes agglutination of erythrocytes when they are suspended either in saline or in a protein medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saline conditions | Soils or waters that are high in salt content, that is, more than 0.5 parts per thousand (=0.05% salinity). Usually sodium chloride (NaCl) is the predominant salt, but some areas have high concentrations of sulphates, carbonates, and bicarbonates, as well. Habitats are commonly subdivided on the basis of total salt content. (09 Oct 1997) |
| saline solution | A solution of any salt. Synonym: salt solution. Specifically, an isotonic sodium chloride solution.; 0.85 to 0.9/100 ml water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saline solution, hypertonic | Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g nacl in 100 ml purified water). (12 Dec 1998) |
| saline water | A water that contains neutral salts (chlorides, bromides, iodides, sulfates) in appreciable amounts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Salinem fever | Infection with Leptospira pyrogenes, reported in Salinem. Synonym: Salinem infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Salinem infection | Infection with Leptospira pyrogenes, reported in Salinem. Synonym: Salinem infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salinometer | A hydrometer so calibrated as to give a direct reading of the percentage of a particular salt present in solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saliretin | <chemistry> A yellow amorphous resinoid substance obtained by the action of dilute acids on saligenin. Origin: Saligenin + Gr. Resin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| salisburia | <botany> The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba, or Salisburia adiantifolia). Origin: Named after R. A. Salisbury, an English botanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Salisbury common cold viruses | Strains of rhinovirus of historical interest because of early studies that established the viral aetiology of common colds. (05 Mar 2000) |