desalination


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desalinate
schematic diagram of a
flash-distillation process to
desalinate seawater

de·sal·i·nate

(dē-săl′ə-nāt′)
tr.v. de·sal·i·nat·ed, de·sal·i·nat·ing, de·sal·i·nates
To remove salts and other chemicals from (seawater or soil, for example).
de·sal′i·na′tion n.
de·sal′i·na′tor n.
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desalination

(diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən) ,

desalinization

or

desalinisation

n
(Chemical Engineering) the process of removing salt, esp from sea water so that it can be used for drinking or irrigation
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. desalination - the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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Translations

desalination

[diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən]
A. N → desalinización f
B. CPD desalination plant N → planta f desalinizadora
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

desalination

[ˌdiːsælɪˈneɪʃən] n [sea water] → dessalement mdesalination plant n → usine f de dessalement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

desalination

, desalinization
n → Entsalzung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

desalination

[diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → desalinizzazione f, dissalazione f
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