Calcium, magnesium, sodium, and other salt deposits are found globally on Mars, and previous experiments suggest that brines can easily form in subpolar regions there.
There might be even more underground reservoirs of liquid water on Mars|Neel Patel|September 28, 2020|MIT Technology Review
In the past month, it has pumped an average of nearly 1,400 gallons of oil and brine a day out of a cistern it installed there.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
Dumping the brine from Point A into Point B is likely to cause lasting ecological damage.
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good Idea for Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Cooperation|Emily L. Hauser|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I buy a farm-raised free-range turkey that I usually brine before roasting.
Turkey Day Bacchanal|Christopher Idone|November 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Recovering her equilibrium, the ship started through the brine, and as the succeeding roller came on, she was urging ahead fast.
Homeward Bound|James Fenimore Cooper
In sheer devilment they cut it up, put it into a cask of brine that stood handy, and then recovered the cask and left it.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
The first mouthful sent a thrill of horror to his heart; it was salt as brine.
The Dog Crusoe and his Master|R.M. Ballantyne
Pour it hot on the ham, and baste it every day; it may then remain in the brine two or three weeks.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
There was a sudden whirlpool, a splashing and a spluttering, as all the five men went under and drank the brine.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
British Dictionary definitions for brine
brine
/ (braɪn) /
noun
a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc
the sea or its water
chem
a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water
any solution of a salt in watera potassium chloride brine
verb
(tr)to soak in or treat with brine
Derived forms of brine
brinish, adjective
Word Origin for brine
Old English brīne; related to Middle Dutch brīne, Old Slavonic bridŭ bitter, Sanskrit bibhrāya burnt
vinegar, marinade, saline, blue, drink, deep, ocean, alkali, preservative, salt water
Scientific definitions for brine
brine
[ brīn ]
Water saturated with or containing large amounts of a salt, especially sodium chloride. The high salt content is usually due to evaporation or freezing.