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debrine en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English brine English debrine From de- + brine.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.
    • After several seasons, the brine liquid drains out downwards from the pockets and the pockets may even debrine completely. 1999, A. H. Sihvola., Electromagnetic Mixing Formulas and Applications., page 238:
    • Some potash operators have expirimented with portable cyclones to debrine the slurry on top of the tails pile. 1994, Charles A. Hodge., Pollution Control in Fertilizer Production., page 350:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
debrined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
debrined Tense=Past lexicographic
debrines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
debrining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

salt · salinate · brine

Synonyms

desalinate