DESALINATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The removal of salt (especially from sea water)

Synonyms:

desalination; desalinisation; desalinization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("desalination" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

desalinate (remove salt from)

Credits