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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.
verb (used with object)
6.
to treat with or steep in brine.
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Brine
is always a great word to know.
So is melamine. Does it mean:
| a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, or any solution resulting from leaching or percolation |
| a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins |
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳne; cognate with Dutch brijn
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳne; cognate with Dutch brijn
Related forms
brine·less, adjective
brin·er, noun
brin·ish, adjective
brin·ish·ness, noun
un·brined, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Brine your chicken using a solution of salt, sugar, and seasonings.
- Winter hustling shoulder and heft: salt lick, brine spring.
- As you've no doubt figured by now, brine is wet by its nature.
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Word Origin & History
brine
O.E. bryne, origin unknown; no known cognates beyond Du. brijn, Flem. brijne.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
brine  (brīn) Pronunciation Key
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
brine
salt water, particularly a highly concentrated water solution of common salt (sodium chloride). Natural brines occur underground, in salt lakes, or as seawater and are commercially important sources of common salt and other salts, such as chlorides and sulfates of magnesium and potassium.
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