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)
• 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)