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desalinize

desalinize verb: to remove the salt from something, especially from seawater.

Verb

desalinize (third-person singular simple present desalinizes, present participle desalinizing, simple past and past participle desalinized)

  1. (transitive) To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater.

Forms of desalinize

third-person singular presentdesalinizes
present participledesalinizing
past participledesalinized
pastdesalinized

Origin of desalinize

From de- + saline + -ize.

Words formed from desalinize

Questions about desalinize

What does desalinize mean?
Desalinize means to remove the salt from something, especially from seawater.
What part of speech is desalinize?
Desalinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of desalinize?
The past tense of desalinize is desalinized.

Words near desalinize in the dictionary

  1. desalinise
  2. desalinised
  3. desalinises
  4. desalinising
  5. desalinization
  6. desalinize
  7. desalinized
  8. desalinizes
  9. desalinizing
  10. desalivate
  11. desalivated

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