desalination
/diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/
desalination noun: the process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.
Noun
desalination (countable and uncountable, plural desalinations)
- The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.
- Synonyms:
- desalinization, desalinisation
desalination meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
desalination in Tamil
- உப்பகற்றல், உப்பு அகற்றல், உப்புநீக்கம், உப்பை அகற்றல், உப்பு நீக்கும் முறை
desalination in Arabic
- process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
- تَقْطِير taqṭīr, إِعْذَاب ʔiʕḏāb
desalination in Malay
- process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
- penyahgaraman
desalination in Indonesian
- process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
- desalinasi
Synonyms of desalination
Forms of desalination
| plural | desalinations |
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Origin of desalination
From de- + salination.
Words formed from desalination
Phrases with desalination
Words that rhyme with desalination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about desalination
- What does desalination mean?
- Desalination means the process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.
- What is desalination in Tamil?
- Desalination in Tamil is உப்பகற்றல், உப்பு அகற்றல், உப்புநீக்கம். See Desalination meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is desalination?
- Desalination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce desalination?
- Desalination is pronounced /diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of desalination?
- The plural of desalination is desalinations.
Words near desalination in the dictionary
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