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brine vs H2O

H2O vs brine

brine and H2O both are nouns.

brine is a verb but H2O is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brine Yes No Yes No
H2O Yes No No No
As nouns, H2O is a hypernym of brine; that is, H2O is a word with a broader meaning than brine:
  • brine: water containing salts
  • 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
Other hypernyms of brine include water.
brine (noun) H2O (noun)
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling 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
water containing salts
brine (verb) H2O (verb)
soak in brine
Difference between brine and H2O

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