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desalinating

desalinating is the present participle and gerund of desalinate.

Meaning of desalinate

Verb

desalinate (third-person singular simple present desalinates, present participle desalinating, simple past and past participle desalinated)

  1. To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

Questions about desalinating

What is desalinating the present participle and gerund of?
Desalinating is the present participle and gerund of desalinate.

Words near desalinating in the dictionary

  1. desakotas
  2. desal
  3. desalinate
  4. desalinated
  5. desalinates
  6. desalinating
  7. desalination
  8. desalination plant
  9. desalination plants
  10. desalinations
  11. desalinator

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