brei

American

[brahy] / braɪ /

noun

Microbiology.

a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.

brei British

/ breɪ /

verb

Also: brey. informal (intr) to speak with a uvular r , esp in Afrikaans Compare burr 2

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Etymology

Origin of brei

< German: mush; akin to Old English brīg, brīw soup

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