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Definition of Brine

Brine
Brine Brine, v. t. 1. To steep or saturate in brine. 2. To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.
Brine
Brine Brine, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See Burn.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. --Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! --Shak. Brine fly (Zo["o]l.), a fly of the genus Ephydra, the larv[ae] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. Brine gauge, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. Brine pan, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. Brine pit, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. Brine pump (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. Brine shrimp, Brine worm (Zo["o]l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus Artemia, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See Artemia. Brine spring, a spring of salt water. Leach brine (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.

Meaning of Brine from wikipedia

- Brine (or briny water) is water with a high-concentration solution of salt (typically sodium chloride or calcium chloride). In diverse contexts, brine...
- In food processing, brining is treating food with brine or co**** salt which preserves and seasons the food while enhancing tenderness and flavor with...
- A brine pool, sometimes called an underwater lake, deepwater or brine lake, is a volume of brine collected in a seafloor depression. These pools are dense...
- Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans also known as brine shrimp or sea monkeys. It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae. The first historical...
- Augustus Brine (1769–1840), English naval officer Beverly Brine (b. 1961), Canadian politician Cyril Brine (1914–1988), English speedway racer David Brine (b...
- steeping in brine Brine (brand), a sporting goods manufacturer Brine Lacrosse, mobile game Brine pool, areas of brine on the ocean basin Brine shrimp, the...
- Walter Leslie Brine (August 5, 1918 – November 2, 2004), known professionally as Salty Brine, was a well-known broadcaster in Rhode Island. At age 10,...
- company was founded by W.H. Brine in 1922 as the W.H. Brine Company. It was privately owned by the Brine family and named Brine, Inc. before it was acquired...
- Zealand – is a usually small or miniature cu****ber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment. The fermentation process...
- Brine rejection is a process that occurs when salty water freezes. The salts do not fit in the crystal structure of water ice, so the salt is expelled...