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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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desalinate
(diːˈsælɪˌneɪt) ,desalinize
ordesalinise
vb
(Chemical Engineering) (tr) to remove the salt from (esp from sea water). Also: desalt
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de•salt
(diˈsɔlt)v.t.
to remove the salt from (esp. sea water), usu. to make it drinkable.
[1905–10]
de•salt′er, n.
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desalinate
Past participle: desalinated
Gerund: desalinating
| Imperative |
|---|
| desalinate |
| desalinate |
| Present |
|---|
| I desalinate |
| you desalinate |
| he/she/it desalinates |
| we desalinate |
| you desalinate |
| they desalinate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I desalinated |
| you desalinated |
| he/she/it desalinated |
| we desalinated |
| you desalinated |
| they desalinated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am desalinating |
| you are desalinating |
| he/she/it is desalinating |
| we are desalinating |
| you are desalinating |
| they are desalinating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have desalinated |
| you have desalinated |
| he/she/it has desalinated |
| we have desalinated |
| you have desalinated |
| they have desalinated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was desalinating |
| you were desalinating |
| he/she/it was desalinating |
| we were desalinating |
| you were desalinating |
| they were desalinating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had desalinated |
| you had desalinated |
| he/she/it had desalinated |
| we had desalinated |
| you had desalinated |
| they had desalinated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will desalinate |
| you will desalinate |
| he/she/it will desalinate |
| we will desalinate |
| you will desalinate |
| they will desalinate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have desalinated |
| you will have desalinated |
| he/she/it will have desalinated |
| we will have desalinated |
| you will have desalinated |
| they will have desalinated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be desalinating |
| you will be desalinating |
| he/she/it will be desalinating |
| we will be desalinating |
| you will be desalinating |
| they will be desalinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been desalinating |
| you have been desalinating |
| he/she/it has been desalinating |
| we have been desalinating |
| you have been desalinating |
| they have been desalinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been desalinating |
| you will have been desalinating |
| he/she/it will have been desalinating |
| we will have been desalinating |
| you will have been desalinating |
| they will have been desalinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been desalinating |
| you had been desalinating |
| he/she/it had been desalinating |
| we had been desalinating |
| you had been desalinating |
| they had been desalinating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would desalinate |
| you would desalinate |
| he/she/it would desalinate |
| we would desalinate |
| you would desalinate |
| they would desalinate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have desalinated |
| you would have desalinated |
| he/she/it would have desalinated |
| we would have desalinated |
| you would have desalinated |
| they would have desalinated |
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Verb 1. desalinate - remove salt from; "desalinate water"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
salinate - add salt to; "salinated solution"
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desalinate
vt → entsalzen
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