brine
[brahyn]
- 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.
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- to treat with or steep in brine.
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Origin of brine
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳne; cognate with Dutch brijn
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Contemporary Examples of brine
Dumping the brine from Point A into Point B is likely to cause lasting ecological damage.
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I buy a farm-raised free-range turkey that I usually brine before roasting.
Historical Examples of brine
The meat must always be kept completely immersed in the brine.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Make a brine of salt and water strong enough to bear an egg.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Let them lie in the brine for four days, turning them all over every day.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
But preserve it by making a brine of fine salt, dissolved in water.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Strain the brine into the jar, so as to be about two inches above the butter.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
brine
- 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
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- (tr) to soak in or treat with brine
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Word Origin for brine
Old English brīne; related to Middle Dutch brīne, Old Slavonic bridŭ bitter, Sanskrit bibhrāya burnt
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Word Origin and History for brine
Old English bryne "brine," origin unknown; no known cognates beyond Dutch brijn, Flemish brijne.
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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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