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
Words Nearby brine
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How to use brine in a sentence
Dumping the brine from Point A into Point B is likely to cause lasting ecological damage.
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good Idea for Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Cooperation | Emily L. Hauser | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHere, people came to let an old, still-nagging wound soak in cinematic brine.
Along with jungle rot and sea brine, menace hung in the moist air.
I buy a farm-raised free-range turkey that I usually brine before roasting.
The floors and steps are wet and slippery with brine and with the blood of herrings dripping down from one floor to another.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
Rub thoroughly with strong brine, or a solution of sal ammoniac dissolved in eight times its weight of water.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenInto one arm of the tube containing the brine I now carefully pour pure water.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri LloydBy fixing my gaze on the ink mark on the glass I also observed that the brine in the opposing tube was rising.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri LloydThe brine is of greater specific gravity than the pure water; the pressure of the heavier fluid forces the lighter up in the tube.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri Lloyd
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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