brine
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
a salt and water solution for pickling.
the sea or ocean.
the water of the sea.
Chemistry. any saline solution.
to treat with or steep in brine.
Origin of brine
1Other words from brine
- brineless, adjective
- briner, noun
- brinish, adjective
- brin·ish·ness, noun
- un·brined, adjective
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How to use brine in a sentence
Some of the lakes of the Great Basin are dense brines from which various substances are being precipitated.
North America | Israel C. RussellThey are reached by well borings, and their brines are evaporated by solar heat and by boiling.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonIn order to purify the brines they are boiled in iron pans and treated in various ways to make them fit for table use.
How We are Fed | James Franklin ChamberlainWhen he reached the summit, Brines was struck with amazement on seeing the phial borne like a pimple on the nose of the mountain.
Devil Stories | VariousBrines drew the cork out slightly, and a noxious vapour issued from the bottle and ascended to his brain.
Devil Stories | Various
British Dictionary definitions for brine
/ (braɪn) /
a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
the sea or its water
chem
a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water
any solution of a salt in water: a potassium chloride brine
(tr) to soak in or treat with brine
Origin of brine
1Derived forms of brine
- brinish, adjective
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Scientific definitions for brine
[ brīn ]
Water saturated with or containing large amounts of a salt, especially sodium chloride. The high salt content is usually due to evaporation or freezing.
The water of a sea or ocean.
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