H2O vs brine

H2O and brine both are nouns.

H2O is not a verb while brine is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
H2O	Yes	No	No	No
brine	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brine is a hyponym of H2O; that is, brine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than H2O:

H2O: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
brine: water containing salts

Other hyponyms of H2O include tap water, bath water, dishwater, distilled water, holy water, ground water, spring water, well water, hard water, limewater, meltwater, saltwater, seawater, fresh water, freshwater, slush, soft water, bilge, bilge water, water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration, capillary water, zeolitic water, glacial milk.

H2O (noun)	brine (noun)
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent	a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
	water containing salts

H2O (verb)	brine (verb)
	soak in brine

Difference between H2O and brine

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