desalinate

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Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsælɪneɪt/

Verb edit

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

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desalination

Translations edit

remove the salt from something

Azerbaijani: duzsuzlaşdırmaq
Catalan: dessalar (ca), dessalinitzar (ca)
Danish: afsalte
Finnish: poistaa suola, desalinoida
Galician: desalgar (gl)
Greek: αφαλατώνω (el) (afalatóno), ξαρμυρίζω (el) (xarmyrízo)
Ido: dessalizar (io)
Italian: desalinizzare (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: avsalte
Polish: odsalać impf, odsolić pf
Romanian: desaliniza (ro)
Serbo-Croatian: odsoliti
Spanish: desalar (es), desalinizar (es)
Walloon: dissaler (wa)