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salt water, brine, saline solution
Water with salt dissolved in it. Used in cooking (for soaking, washing, or preserving), as well as in everyday and scientific contexts. Distinct from seawater, though seawater is a type of salt water.
野菜を塩水に浸ける。
Soak the vegetables in salt water.
パスタを茹でるときは塩水を使う。
Use salt water when boiling pasta.
りんごを切ったら塩水に入れておくと、変色を防ぐことができる。
If you put sliced apples in salt water, you can prevent them from turning brown.
USAGE:
塩水 refers to salt water prepared intentionally, as in cooking or science. It is distinct from 海水 (seawater), which refers specifically to ocean water. In cooking, salt water is commonly used for soaking vegetables, boiling pasta, and preventing oxidation of cut fruit.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 塩水に浸ける: to soak in salt water
- 塩水で洗う: to wash with salt water
- 塩水で茹でる: to boil in salt water