Definition of desalination in English:
desalination
nounˌdiːsalɪˈneɪʃ(ə)ndiˌsæləˈneɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe process of removing salt from seawater.
the newly constructed plant for the desalination of seawater remains inoperative
as modifier the water supply comes from desalination plants
Example sentencesExamples
- He said the desalination project was the only way for long-term water supply for Namibia's west coast.
- Australia makes very limited use of the process of water desalination.
- He believes desalination is part of the answer to Australia's water shortage.
- Improvements in utility services, road networks, sewage treatment, and water desalination have resulted in a better quality of life.
- The island features a 1,500 foot airstrip, underground wiring and a desalination facility.
- Desalination is for many hopefuls at least one technological solution to the impending crisis.
- Skeptics, however, say nuclear-powered desalination is just a pipe dream.
- Reverse osmosis is best known for its use in desalination, the process of turning sea water into drinking water.
- What about the waste by-product from the desalination process, the saltwater concentrate that's left over?
- If desalination technology can be embraced and developed, arid regions can be liberated from worries about water provision.
Definition of desalination in US English:
desalination
noundiˌsæləˈneɪʃ(ə)ndēˌsaləˈnāSH(ə)n
The process of removing salt from seawater.
the newly constructed plant for the desalination of seawater remains inoperative
as modifier the water supply comes from desalination plants
Example sentencesExamples
- The island features a 1,500 foot airstrip, underground wiring and a desalination facility.
- He said the desalination project was the only way for long-term water supply for Namibia's west coast.
- Improvements in utility services, road networks, sewage treatment, and water desalination have resulted in a better quality of life.
- He believes desalination is part of the answer to Australia's water shortage.
- Skeptics, however, say nuclear-powered desalination is just a pipe dream.
- Reverse osmosis is best known for its use in desalination, the process of turning sea water into drinking water.
- If desalination technology can be embraced and developed, arid regions can be liberated from worries about water provision.
- What about the waste by-product from the desalination process, the saltwater concentrate that's left over?
- Desalination is for many hopefuls at least one technological solution to the impending crisis.
- Australia makes very limited use of the process of water desalination.