brine

[ brahyn ]

/ braɪn /

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noun

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.

verb (used with object), brined, brin·ing.

to treat with or steep in brine.

Nearby words

brinded, brindisi, brindle, brindled, brindley, brine, brine shrimp, brinell hardness number, brinelling, bring, bring about

Origin of brine

before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳne; cognate with Dutch brijn

Related forms

brine·less, adjectivebrin·er, nounbrin·ish, adjectivebrin·ish·ness, noun

un·brined, adjective

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Examples from the Web for brine

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|DAILY BEAST
I buy a farm-raised free-range turkey that I usually brine before roasting.
Turkey Day Bacchanal|Christopher Idone|November 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Recovering her equilibrium, the ship started through the brine, and as the succeeding roller came on, she was urging ahead fast.
Homeward Bound|James Fenimore Cooper
In sheer devilment they cut it up, put it into a cask of brine that stood handy, and then recovered the cask and left it.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan

The first mouthful sent a thrill of horror to his heart; it was salt as brine.
The Dog Crusoe and his Master|R.M. Ballantyne
Pour it hot on the ham, and baste it every day; it may then remain in the brine two or three weeks.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
There was a sudden whirlpool, a splashing and a spluttering, as all the five men went under and drank the brine.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

British Dictionary definitions for brine

brine

/ (braɪn) /

noun

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 watera potassium chloride brine

verb

(tr) to soak in or treat with brine

Derived Forms

brinish, adjective

Word Origin for brine

Old English brīne; related to Middle Dutch brīne, Old Slavonic bridŭ bitter, Sanskrit bibhrāya burnt

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Science definitions for brine

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.