Examples of desalinate in a Sentence
The company is building a plant that will desalinate seawater.
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That figure is twice the cost of desalinating seawater in California, but Bourcier says the real cost is likely much lower, perhaps as low as 50 cents per cubic meter.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2014
Intel, for instance, is targeting net positive water use globally by 2030, in part based on plans to desalinate and treat seawater and rainwater.
—Rebecca Heilweil, WIRED, 19 July 2023
The plant would desalinate the water, probably using reverse osmosis, a common filtering technique.
—Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Now, faced with declining water levels, Iran has turned to new technical solutions, like transferring water from one area to another and desalinating seawater, an energy-intensive and polluting practice.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 21 June 2023
Due to its delicate nature, the remnants of the ship will be desalinated in Croatia and then passed along to the Arc-Nucléart workshop in France, which specializes in restoring cultural artifacts, per IFLScience.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
The displaced water, meanwhile, can be put to good use—assuming it can be desalinated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2014
San Diego and El Paso, Tex., are already desalinating brackish groundwater.
—Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
About 42 percent of water in the United Arab Emirates is desalinated, as is about 60 percent of Qatar's water.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 12 Feb. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2014
Intel, for instance, is targeting net positive water use globally by 2030, in part based on plans to desalinate and treat seawater and rainwater.
—Rebecca Heilweil, WIRED, 19 July 2023
The plant would desalinate the water, probably using reverse osmosis, a common filtering technique.
—Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Now, faced with declining water levels, Iran has turned to new technical solutions, like transferring water from one area to another and desalinating seawater, an energy-intensive and polluting practice.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 21 June 2023
Due to its delicate nature, the remnants of the ship will be desalinated in Croatia and then passed along to the Arc-Nucléart workshop in France, which specializes in restoring cultural artifacts, per IFLScience.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
The displaced water, meanwhile, can be put to good use—assuming it can be desalinated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2014
San Diego and El Paso, Tex., are already desalinating brackish groundwater.
—Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
About 42 percent of water in the United Arab Emirates is desalinated, as is about 60 percent of Qatar's water.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 12 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Desalinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desalinate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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