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desalination

desalination definition

de·sali·na·tion (dē sal′ə nā′s̸hən)

noun

the removal of salt, esp. from sea water to make it drinkable

also desalinization de·sa′·li·ni·za′·tion (dē sā′lə nə zā′-, -sal′ə-)

Etymology: de- + salin(e) + -ation

Related Forms:

desalinate de·sal′i·nate′ (-sal′ə nāt′) transitive verb desalinated -·nat′ed, desalinating -·nat′·ing
desalinize de′·sa′·lin·ize′ (-sā′lə nīz′, -sal′ə-) transitive verb desalinized -·ized′, desalinizing -·iz′·ing