desalinate

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsælɪneɪt/

Verb

desalinate (third-person singular simple present desalinates, present participle desalinating, simple past and past participle desalinated)

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

Related terms

desalination

Translations

remove the salt from something

Catalan: dessalar (ca), dessalinitzar (ca)
Finnish: poistaa suola, desalinoida
Greek: αφαλατώνω (el) (afalatóno), ξαρμυρίζω (el) (xarmyrízo)
Ido: dessalizar (io)

Italian: desalinizzare
Romanian: desaliniza (ro)
Spanish: desalar (es), desalinizar (es)

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