debrine

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ brine.

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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.

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