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unbrined

unbrined adjective: not preserved in brine.

Adjective

unbrined (not comparable)

  1. Not preserved in brine.
    • Blanch the unbrined octopus arms for 30 seconds in boiling water, cook them in a covered dry pan in a 200-degree oven for four or five hours or until tender, and cool them slowly in their own juices.2008 March 5, Harold Mcgee, “To Cook an Octopus: Forget the Cork, Add Science”, in The New York Times

Origin of unbrined

From un- + brined.

Questions about unbrined

What does unbrined mean?
Unbrined means not preserved in brine.
What part of speech is unbrined?
Unbrined is an adjective.

Words near unbrined in the dictionary

  1. unbrightened
  2. unbrilliant
  3. unbrilliantly
  4. unbrimmed
  5. unbrimming
  6. unbrined
  7. unbriny
  8. unbriquetted
  9. unbristled
  10. unBritish
  11. unbrittle

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