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desalination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English salination English desalination From de- + salination.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.

Forms

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desalinations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

desalination plant

Relateds

desalinate · desalinator

Synonyms

desalinization · desalinisation

Translations (31)

nl ontzilting (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ca dessalatge (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · az duzsuzlaşdırılma (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · nrf dêsalinnâtion (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ru опресне́ние (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · he התפלה (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · pl odsalanie (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · id desalinasi (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ro desărare (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ms penyahgaraman (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · it dissalazione (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ja 脱塩 (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · de Meerwasserentsalzung (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ro desalinizare (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · da afsaltning (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · uk опрі́снення (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ar تَقْطِير (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · cmn 脫鹽 /脱盐 (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · mk десалинизација (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · fi suolanpoisto (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · de Entsalzung (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ru десалиниза́ция (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · sv avsaltning (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · nb avsalting (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · fr dessalage (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · az duzsuzlaşdırma (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · mk отсолување (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · fr dessalement (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · ar إِعْذَاب (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · el αφαλάτωση (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water) · cmn 海水淡化 (process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water)