de·salinization
variants
or less commonly desalination
plural -s
: removal of salt (as from water) : reduction of the salt content (as of soil by leaching)
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Joel Mathis, The Week, 24 Mar. 2023
Officials say a cutoff can still be avoided with cooperation from residents, adequate rainfall and successful efforts to desalinize water and pump it from aquifers.
—Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2018
First, it will be desalinized and any algae will be removed from the boat.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2017
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So might desalinizing the world's ocean water for drinking.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 24 Mar. 2023
Officials say a cutoff can still be avoided with cooperation from residents, adequate rainfall and successful efforts to desalinize water and pump it from aquifers.
—Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2018
First, it will be desalinized and any algae will be removed from the boat.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2017
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“Desalinize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desalinize. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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