brine

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noun

ˈbrīn 

1

a

: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt

b

: a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)

2

: the water of a sea or salt lake

brine

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verb

brined; brining

transitive verb

: to treat (as by steeping) with brine

briner noun

Synonyms

Noun

• blue
• deep
• Neptune
• ocean
• sea
• seven seas

Examples of brine in a Sentence

Noun

The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted.

for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Though Earth’s soda lakes are somewhat chemically similar to Bennu’s ancient brines, the asteroid has a couple of clear differences: an abundance of phosphorus and a lack of boron. —Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025

The paper also speculates that similar brines may exist today in the interior of Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Mars’s moon Ceres. —Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025

Verb

Brine the chicken: For certain recipes, consider brining your chicken before cooking to help retain moisture. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025

The strong winds that were fanning the flames dropped temporarily, brining respite to the blazes, but have since picked back up again, and caused new fires to pop up across the Los Angeles and San Diego regions. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English brȳne; akin to Middle Dutch brīne brine

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1552, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing brine

• brine shrimp

Kids Definition

brine

noun

ˈbrīn

1

: water containing a great deal of salt

2

: the water of a sea or salt lake