to desalinate
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6.7
- verb
- /ˌdiːsəˈlɪneɪt/
- Specialized
:
desalinizar
- Coastal cities often use advanced technology to desalinate seawater and provide fresh drinking water to residents.
- desalinated water
- desalinate seawater
So and I've had to figure out how do you desalinate water?
- So and I've had to figure out how do you desalinate water?
Examples
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For example, demand for good-quality drinking water has risen dramatically over the last twenty years, and by 1997, Saudi Arabia had increased its desalinated water-production capacity to 1,093 million cubic meters.
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What if we used our infinite energy to create pipelines for desalinated water from the sea instead of using so-called "fossil" water?
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This is based on estimates of the amount of desalinated water produced.
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At current energy costs, we could only sustainably desalinate enough water for 11 percent of the world's population.
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As a result, in 2005, the government began using desalinated water rather than water from non-renewable sources.
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According to the U.S. Desalination Coalition, in 1992, the cost to desalinate an acre-foot of water was about $2,000.
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Saudi Arabia is desalinating and pumping from its aquifers for irrigation and general use.
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Once combined in small proportions with rain and desalinated water, the super-clean NEWater is treated again before it flows through the tap.
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Rather, it is because with its limited water resources on the Southern West Bank, it would actually be cost-effective for Palestine to desalinate water in Gaza and pump it uphill to Hebron.
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In particular, the planners hope to use the downfall of water in the canal to generate electricity and then to use that electricity to desalinate seawater and pump it to Amman.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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3.9
Remove unwanted parts from a material to make it pure
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4.6
To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean
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5.2
Make a liquid pure by heating it and collecting the cooled steam
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8.6
To remove ions from water to make it purer
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8.0
To remove minerals and salts from water or teeth
To remove salt from water or other liquids
To remove salt from water so it is safe to drink
Antonyms
How Mineral-Free
- Specialized
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8.0
- Specialized
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6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Desalinate comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the root sal meaning 'salt', the same idea you see in the common word salt. So to desalinate is to 'take the salt away' from water, making it safe to drink or use for farming.