desalinate
1desalinate — v. t. to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink. Note: several processes are in comon use for desalinating sea water. Distillation is effective, but expensive. {Reverse… …
2desalinate — ► VERB ▪ remove salt from (seawater). DERIVATIVES desalination noun desalinator noun …
3desalinate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1949 desalt • desalination noun • desalinator noun …
4desalinate — desalination, n. desalinator, n. /dee sal euh nayt /, v.t., desalinated, desalinating. desalt. [1945 50; DE + SALINE + ATE1] * * * …
5desalinate — verb To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply See Also: desalination …
6desalinate — de·sal·i·nate || ‚diË sælɪneɪt v. desalt, remove salt (usually from sea water) …
7desalinate — [di: salɪneɪt] verb remove salt from (seawater). Derivatives desalination noun desalinator noun …
8desalinate — verb (T) to remove the salt from sea water so that it can be used in homes and factories desalination noun (U) …
9desalinate — de·sa·li·nate …
10desalinate — de•sal•i•nate [[t]diˈsæl əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing chem. desalt • Etymology: 1945–50 de•sal i•na′tion, n. de•sal′i•na tor, n …