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marinade

/ˌmaɹəˈneɪd/ /ˌmɛɹəˈneɪd/

Meanings
noun
A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

Examples :

"I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken."
food substance chemistry

Related Words

Illustration chicken

chicken noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"My little brother loves to eat chicken. "

Illustration soaked

soaked verb

/səʊkt/

To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

"The sponge soaked up all the spilled juice. "

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Illustration mixture

mixture noun

/ˈmɪkstʃə/ /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

The act of mixing.

"The mixture of flour and water was carefully stirred to make the dough. "

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marinate verb

/ˈmærɪneɪt/ /məˈrɪneɪt/

To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.

"To make the chicken taste better, we need to marinate it in teriyaki sauce for at least an hour before grilling. "

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liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

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acidic adjective

/əˈsɪdɪk/

Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.

"Lemon juice is quite acidic, which is why it tastes sour. "

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cooking verb

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

"My mom is cooking dinner for the family tonight. "

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prepare noun

/pɹɪˈpɛə/ /pɹəˈpɛəɹ/

Preparation

"The preparation for the upcoming science test was thorough. "

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seasoned verb

/ˈsiːzənd/

To make fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure.

"to season oneself to a climate"

Illustration grilling

grilling verb

/ˈɡɹɪlɪŋ/

To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.

"We are grilling burgers for dinner tonight. "

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marinated verb

/ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈmɛrəneɪtɪd/

To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.

"My mom marinated the chicken in teriyaki sauce overnight to make it more flavorful for dinner. "