desalinization

Scientific  

/ dē-săl′ə-nĭ-zā′shən /

1. The removal of salt or other chemicals from something, such as seawater or soil. Desalinization can be achieved by means of evaporation, freezing, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, and electrodialysis.

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desalinization Cultural  

1. Any process that removes salt from water.

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The term is usually applied to processes that remove salt from seawater to make it available for human consumption and agriculture. Such processes tend to be very expensive.

Example Sentences

The likeliest first applications will come in the areas of solar desalinization systems or other industrial drying processes, he says.

From Science Daily

The idea is to create a government-guaranteed market for the commodity — treated water — and attract private enterprise to build desalinization and treatment facilities, securing new sources of water for industrial applications.

From Seattle Times

He pointed to Tampa Bay, Florida, as an example of where desalinization is used for drinking water and said Gulf Coast communities should collaborate to find ways to safeguard water systems.

From Seattle Times

In his dispatch Tuesday, he said there is need for making ports more resistant to floods, producing more heat-tolerant crops and establishing technologies like desalinization to ensure access to clean water.

From Seattle Times

And precarious finances mean desalinization, which serves some of Jordan’s richer neighbors, is — for now — too expensive an option.

From Los Angeles Times