debrine

English

Etymology

de- +‎ brine

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.
   • 1994, Charles A. Hodge., Pollution Control in Fertilizer Production., page 350:

     Some potash operators have expirimented with portable cyclones to debrine the slurry on top of the tails pile.

   • 1999, A. H. Sihvola., Electromagnetic Mixing Formulas and Applications., page 238:

     After several seasons, the brine liquid drains out downwards from the pockets and the pockets may even debrine completely.

Synonyms

• desalinate

Antonyms

• brine
• salinate
• salt

Anagrams

• bendier, breedin', inbreed