English > brine: 3 senses > noun 1, substance| Meaning | water containing salts. |
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| Synonyms | seawater, saltwater |
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| Narrower | red tide | seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin |
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| Broader | water, H2O | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid / liquid |
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| Opposite | fresh water, freshwater | water that is not salty |
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| Substances | bromine, Br, atomic number 35 | A nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens |
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| calcium chloride | A deliquescent salt |
| evaporite | The sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater |
| iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53 | A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens |
| potassium, K, atomic number 19 | A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group |
| sodium, Na, atomic number 11 | A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group |
| sodium chloride, common salt | A white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) |
| Spanish | agua de mar, agua salada, salmuera |
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| Catalan | aigua de mar, salmorra |
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| Adjectives | briny | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) |
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| Verbs | brine | soak in brine |
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