BrineWordNet Explorer

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noun

a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling

Words in this synset: brine
noun

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

noun

water containing salts

Words in this synset: seawater, saltwater, brine
noun

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

noun

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

noun

a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

noun

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

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a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

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