brine

[brahyn]

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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.

Origin of brine

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

Related formsbrine·less, adjectivebrin·er, nounbrin·ish, adjectivebrin·ish·ness, nounun·brined, adjective

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Related Words for brine

vinegar, marinade, saline, blue, drink, deep, ocean, alkali, preservative

Examples from the Web for brine

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.
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November 23, 2009

Historical Examples of brine

The meat must always be kept completely immersed in the brine.
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Eliza Leslie
Let them lie in the brine for four days, turning them all over every day.
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Eliza Leslie
Make a brine of salt and water strong enough to bear an egg.
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Strain the brine into the jar, so as to be about two inches above the butter.
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But preserve it by making a brine of fine salt, dissolved in water.
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British Dictionary definitions for brine

brine

noun

a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
the sea or its water
chem
1. a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water
2. any solution of a salt in watera potassium chloride brine

verb

(tr) to soak in or treat with brine

Derived Formsbrinish, adjective

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.

brine in Science

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.