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brine

[brahyn]
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noun
  1. water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
  2. a salt and water solution for pickling.
  3. the sea or ocean.
  4. the water of the sea.
  5. Chemistry. any saline solution.
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verb (used with object), brined, brin·ing.
  1. 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
Related formsbrine·less, adjectivebrin·er, nounbrin·ish, adjectivebrin·ish·ness, nounun·brined, adjective
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brine

noun
  1. a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
  2. the sea or its water
  3. chem
    1. a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water
    2. any solution of a salt in watera potassium chloride brine
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verb
  1. (tr) to soak in or treat with brine
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Derived Formsbrinish, adjective

Word Origin

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

Old English bryne "brine," origin unknown; no known cognates beyond Dutch brijn, Flemish brijne.

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brine in Science

brine

[brīn]
  1. Water saturated with or containing large amounts of a salt, especially sodium chloride. The high salt content is usually due to evaporation or freezing.
  2. The water of a sea or ocean.
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