salt brine
Concentrated ocean water
Salt brine is water saturated with salt, used for preserving food, de-icing roads, or industrial processes.
The term is somewhat redundant—brine already means salt water—but emphasizes concentration: Soak the turkey in salt brine overnight.
In food preparation, brining adds moisture and flavor to meats before cooking.
- salineSalt-water solution
- picklesVegetables preserved in brine
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- seawaterSalty ocean fluid
- curingRestoring health or preserving
fermentation · preserved · cucumbers · marinade · corned · olives · barrel · soak · sodium · tidal · brackish · canning · soaking · vinegar · herring · capers · aquifer · solution
salinity/mineral content
salt brinefresh water
Nonsaline H2O
freshwater · pure water · distilled water · drinking water · potable water
salt, brine, salts, salty, saltiness, salted, salting, saltier, saltiest