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desalinate
(redirected from desalinating)

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de·sal·i·nate  (d-sl-nt)
tr.v. de·sal·i·nat·ed, de·sal·i·nat·ing, de·sal·i·nates
To desalinize.
de·sali·nation n.
de·sali·nator n.
desalinate [diːˈsælɪˌneɪt], desalinize, desalinise
vb
(Engineering / Chemical Engineering) (tr) to remove the salt from (esp from sea water) Also desalt [diːˈsɔːlt]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.desalinate - remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalinise, desalinize, desalt
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"
Translations
desalinate [diːˈsælɪneɪt] VT → desalinizar
desalinate
vt → entsalzen
desalinate [diːˈsælɪˌneɪt] vt → dissalare
desalinate [diːˈsælɪˌneɪt] vt → dissalare


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Desalinating an acre-foot of seawater cost $2,000 in 1990, but this has been cut to $900 today, according to the U.
The state of the oceans, part 2: delving deeper into the sea's bounty by Tibbetts, John / Environmental Health Perspectives
It is time for the city of Los Angeles to build desalinating plants near the river beds that flow into the ocean.
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Over the next 15 years there will be a lot of fertile ground to be explored in the treatment of water," he explains "Some bright entrepreneur is going to find a way of desalinating the Pacific Ocean.
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