briny
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| —adj , brinier, briniest | |
| 1. | of or resembling brine; salty |
| —n | |
| 2. | the briny an informal name for the sea |
| 'brininess | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Life within the briny habitat of sea ice is intricately linked to physical processes.
But they were cool and briny sweet-delicious, even to adolescents.
Removing the salt from briny water is becoming more affordable.
Radio signals are further weakened by dissolved salts and therefore are less effective in briny or salt water.
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