the brine
Example Sentences
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That’s because the brine is doing several jobs at once.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
At room temperature, the solvent absorbs lithium and water from the brine.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
In the late 1970s, with the lake approaching historic lows and the salinity increasing, activists began organizing protests on the shore, holding signs with slogans including “Rehydrate here” and “Save the brine shrimp.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
Current supplied to the electrode in the water chamber splits water molecules, producing hydrogen gas and negatively charged hydroxide ions that attract positively charged lithium ions in the brine, drawing them through the membrane.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024
If a pickle had been out of the brine more than a day, he stuck his nose up at it.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
