Brine vs Urine - What's the difference?
brine | urine |
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
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To preserve food in a salt solution.
(physiology) Liquid excrement consisting of water, salts and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
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As nouns the difference between brine and urine
is that brine is salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling while urine is urine.As a verb brine
is to preserve food in a salt solution.brine
English
Noun
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Derived terms
* brinyVerb
(brin)Antonyms
* debrine * desalinateSee also
* bitternAnagrams
* ----urine
English
Noun
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