desalinate [
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vt. 使脱盐,脱去...的盐分
desalinate
desalinate \desalinate\ v. t.
to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is
necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink.
Note: several processes are in comon use for desalinating sea
water. Distillation is effective, but expensive.
{Reverse osmosis} is more economical.
Syn: desalt, desalinize.
[WordNet 1.5]
- And Iraq once provided nearly all of Kuwait's fresh water, until the Kuwaitis built big plants to desalinate Persian Gulf water, Ms. Helms says.
- Ionics Inc. said it received a 20-year contract to desalinate seawater for drinking on Grand Canary Island, Spain.