desalination
pronunciation
How to pronounce desalination in British English:
UK [ˌdiːˌsælɪˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce desalination in American English:
US [ˌdiːˌsælɪˈneɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
Word Origin
- desalination (n.)
- 1943, from de- + salination. As a verb, desalt is recorded from 1909.
Example
- 1. And there are plans for more desalination plants .
- 2. This costs about a third less than desalination , and cuts pollution .
- 3. That process is nuclear desalination .
- 4. This is where desalination comes in .
- 5. Existing desalination plants do this in one of two ways .