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desalination

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de⋅sal⋅i⋅nate

[dee-sal-uh-neyt]
–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
desalt.

Origin:
1945–50; de- + saline + -ate 1


de⋅sal⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
de⋅sal⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun
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de·sal·i·nate   (dē-sāl'ə-nāt')   
tr.v.   de·sal·i·nat·ed, de·sal·i·nat·ing, de·sal·i·nates
To desalinize.
de·sal'i·na'tion n., de·sal'i·na'tor n.
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