brine

American  

[brahyn] / braɪn /

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, brining

1. to treat with or steep in brine.

brine British  

/ braɪn /

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 water

      a potassium chloride brine

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verb

1. (tr) to soak in or treat with brine

brine Scientific  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• brineless adjective
• briner noun
• brinish adjective
• brinishness noun
• unbrined adjective

Etymology

Origin of brine

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

Example Sentences

Each ingredient, from blistered tomatoes to the brined treasures of the olive bar, is layered with intention, coaxing depth from pantry staples while keeping the cooking simple and approachable.

From Salon

Prices for the battery metal have crashed 90% since 2022, and Australia’s mines proved more economical than Chile’s brine extraction methods.

From Barron's

The lake also contributes about $2 billion to the state’s economy, from mineral mining, recreation and the harvesting of brine shrimp.

From The Wall Street Journal

How do you season and brine your bird?

From Salon

To make that happen with turkey, the RedFarm team brines the bird 24 hours in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal

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