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brine Definition

brine (brīn)

noun

  1. water full of salt; heavily saturated salt solution, as for use in pickling
    1. the water of the sea
    2. the sea; ocean

Etymology: ME & OE; prob. < IE *bhrēi-, to cut (> L friare, to crumble) < base *bher-, to cut; orig. sense “cutting, sharp”

transitive verb brined, brin·ing

to soak in or treat with brine

brine Synonyms

brine

n.

salt water, saline solution, sea water, pickling solution, saturated solution of salt, brackish water; see also ocean.

brine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • evaporate: However, to produce white salt, a different process of evaporating brine is employed.
  • boil: It was probably made by boiling brine to dryness on a small scale in many places.
  • saturate: Appendix on handling emulsions, e.g. breaking up an emulsion by adding saturated brine.

Adjective modifier

  • basinal: Fluid inclusion and oxygen isotope data are typical of basinal brines.
  • concentrated: They are highly saline, as they grow from a thin layer of concentrated brine that forms above the sea ice.
  • natural: The pan would have been used to evaporate natural brine to produce salt, which was important to the Romans as a food preservative.
  • hot: Hot brine from the geothermal well today provides only 18 % of the total district heating mix.
  • strong: Amber can float in strong brine, but not sea water.

Modifies a noun

  • shrimp: The brine shrimp embryo also requires less energy to break through a hatching membrane than a thick outer shell.
  • nauplius: After you've fed some brine shrimp nauplii take a look at your fry.
  • pit: Some were probably brine pits associated with salt production.
  • bath: Right, let's make up a brine bath.
  • channel: Linkages between salinity and brine channel distribution in young sea ice.
  • solution: The salt is removed by forming a brine solution deep underground which is then pumped out.

Modifying Another Word

  • together: The Finance Group is a more specialized group brining together those involved in student finance to share ideas.

Noun used with modifier

  • baby: Baby brine shrimp would also be a welcome addition.
  • salt: Not all the way, with the salt brine.
  • adult: After about three weeks or so, the fry can be weaned onto frozen adult brine shrimp and crushed flake food.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • up: Through out all this, we kept brining up the idea of getting a " major sponsor " for the conference.

Preposition: in

  • pan: The salt, much favored by cooks, is manufactured in very traditional fashion by boiling brine in large pans.