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-)
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
desalination
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- water: Click the picture for a larger image showing how waste heat from CSP can be used for the desalination of sea water.
Converse of object
- consider: Why can't we consider desalination ( taking water from the sea )?
Adjective modifier
- solar: A theoretical proposal is outlined for large scale solar desalination using multi effect humidification.
Modifies a noun
- plant: Its attempt to build a desalination plant for London could not have come at a worst time.
- technology: The project is an in-depth study of a topic relevant to desalination technology.
- process: This would have an adverse effect on the desalination process.
- capacity: Plans include building 600 new factories, schools, doubling desalination capacity, increasing electrical generation and distribution.
- system: A further application of interest is the use of the membrane in desalination systems using solar heating.
- tank: MULDER: Something must have gotten into the desalination tanks where all the ship's potable water is stored.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near desalination
- desalinating
- desalinated
- desalinate
- desacralizing
- desacralized
- desacralize
- desacralization
- Des Plaines
- Des Moines
- DES
- desalinization
- desalinize
- desalinized
- desalinizing
- desalt
- descant
- Descartes
- descend
- descend on
- descendant
