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desalination

noun
/diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From de- + salination.

  1. derived from sal
  2. derived from salin
  3. derived from salīna
  4. inherited from salyne
  5. formed as salinate — “saline + -ate”
  6. suffixed as salination — “salinate + ion”
  7. prefixed as desalination — “de + salination”

Definitions

  1. The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for desalination. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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