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brine

[ brahyn ]

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)

brined, brining.
  1. to treat with or steep in brine.

brine

/ ²ú°ù²¹Éª²Ô /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to soak in or treat with brine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brine

/ ²ú°ùÄ«²Ô /

  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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú°ù¾±²Ô¾±²õ³ó, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù¾±²Ô±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²ú°ù¾±²Ôİù noun
  • ²ú°ù¾±²Ôi²õ³ó adjective
  • ²ú°ù¾±²Ôi²õ³ó·ness noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²ú°ù¾±²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brine1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ²ú°ù²âÌ„²Ô±ð; cognate with Dutch brijn
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brine1

Old English ²ú°ùÄ«²Ôe ; related to Middle Dutch ²ú°ùÄ«²Ôe , Old Slavonic ²ú°ù¾±»åÅ­ bitter, Sanskrit ²ú¾±²ú³ó°ùÄå²â²¹ burnt
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Taste for seasoning, adding more giardiniera or brine if you want an extra tang.

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I often finish a dish with butter and some sort of tangy or acid component like brine or vinegar.

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