to remove salt from something, especially from sea water to make it drinkable.
de+salin+ize
Shared component: salin · salt
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salin
salt
Related forms: salin · 5 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixes(of water) having had salt removed
de+salin+ated
Shared component: salin · salt
The process of removing salt from something, especially from sea water to make it drinkable.
de+salin+ization
Shared component: salin · salt
salinityExtended relation
the quality or degree of being salty; the concentration of salt in a solution.
salin+ity
Extended relation: salin · salt
desalinationExtended relation
the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking or irrigation.
de+sal+ination
Extended relation: salin · salt