Definition of "brines" [brines]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brine. (verb)

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• "It is made both by the processing of the minerals trona (Na3H (CO3) 2. 2H2O) and nahcolite (NaHCO3), and by processing sodium carbonate-rich waters (called brines)."
• "Opting for the more diminutive Hakurei or Scarlet varietal, he brines the stems in a bath of two parts water to one part cider vinegar, a touch of salt and sugar and maybe a few mustard seeds and sprigs of fresh thyme."
• "The company still uses ponds at its Redwood City site to concentrate bay water into salty brines, but its main salt operation these days is across the bay in Newark."