desalination
noun [U] /ˌdiː.sæl.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
/diːˌsæl-/ Definition
› the process of removing salt from sea water: a desalination plant (= factory)Industrial processing
(Definition of desalination noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- can verb (FOOD)
- cast verb (SHAPE)
- desalinate verb
- die-cast verb
- extract verb
- fluoridate verb
- mint verb (COIN)
- mould verb
- plastic noun (SUBSTANCE)
- preserve verb
- process noun
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- refine verb
- refinement noun (CHANGE)
- smelt verb 2
- tan verb (LEATHER)
- treat verb (PUT ON)
- work verb (SHAPE)
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