desalinize

[ dee-sal-uh-nahyz, -sey-luh-, -lahy- ]
/ diˈsæl əˌnaɪz, -ˈseɪ lə-, -laɪ- /

verb (used with object), de·sal·in·ized, de·sal·in·iz·ing.

Also especially British, de·sal·in·ise.

Origin of desalinize

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + saline + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM desalinize

de·sal·in·i·za·tion, noun

Scientific definitions for desalinize

desalinization
[ dē-săl′ə-nĭ-zāshən ]

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.

Other words from desalinization

desalinize verb