brine : Idioms & Phrases

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Brine fly

  • (Zoöl.), a fly of the genus Ephydra, the larvæ of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes.
Webster 1913

Brine gauge

  • an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid.
Webster 1913

Brine pan

  • a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization.
Webster 1913

Brine pit

  • a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.
Webster 1913

Brine pump

  • (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom.
Webster 1913

brine shrimp

  • noun common to saline lakes
    Artemia salina.
WordNet

Brine shrimp, Brine worm

  • (Zoöl.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus Artemia, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See Artemia.
Webster 1913

Brine spring

  • a spring of salt water.
Webster 1913

brine-cured

  • adjective satellite (used especially of meats) preserved in salt
    salt-cured; salted.
WordNet

Leach brine

  • (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
Webster 1913