desalinizationn.
/ˌdiːsalᵻnʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /diːˌsalᵻnʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /diˌsælənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /diˌsæləˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ rare before 20th cent.
The loss or the deliberate removal of salt from a substance; esp. the action or process of desalinating water. Cf. desalination n. at desalinate v. Derivatives.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > desalination or softening of water > [noun]
desalinization1860
water-softening1862
demineralization1903
desalting1945
desalination1958
1860 Athenæum 11 Aug. 197/1 The Edinburgh Review states, that this theory of Sir E. Tennent's of the desalinization of sea-water by filtration..explains the occurrence of fresh water on coral islands.
1936 C. E. Kellogg Devel. & Significance Great Soil Groups of U.S. (rev. ed.) 25 This process of solonization, by which a Solonetz is produced, thus involves desalinization and alkalinization of the Solonchak.
1970 P. Anderson Tau Zero (1973) 36 Father is an engineer in a desalinization plant.
1977 New Scientist 13 Oct. 96 As the prospects of desalinisation recede into the future, Israel is turning to reuse to satisfy its water needs.
2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Sept. 60/2 The high-tech responses—large-scale desalinization of seawater, or iceberg towing.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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