debrine

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verb

To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.

Similar
desalinate
Opposite
brinesalinatesalt
OriginEnglish brine ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdebrine (third-person singular simple present debrines, present participle debrining, simple past and past participle debrined)

present singular third person debrines · participle present debrining · participle past debrined · past debrined

  1. transitiveTo remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.

    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
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: desalinate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.

Similar
desalinate
Opposite
brinesalinatesalt

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishbrine
  8. Englishdebrine

From de- + brine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

debrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debrine

MLA

“debrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debrine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debrine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debrine.

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