brine

noun

1. water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
2. a salt and water solution for pickling.
3. the sea or ocean.
4. the water of the sea.
5. Chemistry. any saline solution.

verb (used with object), brined, brin·ing.

6. to treat with or steep in brine.

noun

1. a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
2. the sea or its water
3. chem
   1. a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water
   2. any solution of a salt in watera potassium chloride brine

verb

4. (tr) to soak in or treat with brine

1. Water saturated with or containing large amounts of a salt, especially sodium chloride. The high salt content is usually due to evaporation or freezing.
2. The water of a sea or ocean.