brinier; briniest
brininess
noun
Examples of briny in a Sentence
oysters with a briny flavor
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Researchers found traces of 11 minerals that were likely part of a briny mixture left behind after deposits of water evaporated off Bennu and its parent asteroid.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
The findings, published in two papers in Nature and Nature Astronomy, also revealed that evaporated water once left behind a briny broth, where salts and minerals provided an environment for life's basic elements to interact and form more complex structures.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Still, slurping down a few oysters now and again doesn’t hurt—and this briny snack may even help your body naturally fend off invaders for other reasons, the researchers say.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The result is savory, briny, and lends a complex backbone to this recipe.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
The findings, published in two papers in Nature and Nature Astronomy, also revealed that evaporated water once left behind a briny broth, where salts and minerals provided an environment for life's basic elements to interact and form more complex structures.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Still, slurping down a few oysters now and again doesn’t hurt—and this briny snack may even help your body naturally fend off invaders for other reasons, the researchers say.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The result is savory, briny, and lends a complex backbone to this recipe.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Briny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briny. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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