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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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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Jay Bennett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Scientists have found brine fly species at hot springs in Yellowstone and breeding near crude petroleum.
—Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Its large chicken tenders are first brined, then breaded, fried, and spiced.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Where does slushy brine erupt onto the surface, and where do irradiated ice chunks sink into the depths?
—Jay Bennett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Scientists have found brine fly species at hot springs in Yellowstone and breeding near crude petroleum.
—Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
Both push their brand of brined, smoked and steamed brisket on rye bread by staffs that could best be described as pleasantly salty.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Its large chicken tenders are first brined, then breaded, fried, and spiced.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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