desalinate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ salinate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsælɪneɪt/

Verb

desalinate (third-person singular simple present desalinates, present participle desalinating, simple past and past participle desalinated)

1. To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

Derived terms

• desalinator

Related terms

• desalination

Translations

remove the salt from something

Azerbaijani: duzsuzlaşdırmaq Catalan: dessalar (ca), dessalinitzar (ca) Danish: afsalte Finnish: poistaa suola, desalinoida Galician: desalgar (gl) German: entsalzen (de) 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)