desalinationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdiː.sæl.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/diːˌsæl.əˈneɪ.ʃən/the process of removing salt from sea water:
a desalination plant (= factory)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Industrial processing
- can 1
- cast
- desalinate
- die-cast
- extract
- fluoridate
- mint
- mould
- nurdles
- plastic
- preserve
- process
- raw material
- refine
- refinement
- reprocess
- smelt 1
- tan
- treat
- work