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
brined; brining
: to treat (as by steeping) with brine
briner
noun
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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
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Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Geothermal brines hauled out of the Earth are rich in lithium and other critical minerals that can be used to build green technologies like solar panels and EV batteries.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Roasted chicken may have a slightly different brine.
—Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Geothermal brines hauled out of the Earth are rich in lithium and other critical minerals that can be used to build green technologies like solar panels and EV batteries.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for brine
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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