单词 | brine |
释义 | Word Frequency brine(braɪn) noun 1. a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc 2. the sea or its water 3. chemistry a. a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water b. any solution of a salt in water a potassium chloride brine verb 4. (transitive) to soak in or treat with brine Derived forms brinish (ˈbrinish) adjective Word origin Old English brīne; related to Middle Dutch brīne, Old Slavonic bridŭ bitter, Sanskrit bibhrāya burnt |
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