desalter

1 7.2

A machine that removes salt from crude oil or water

noun
/dɪˈsɔltər/

Specialized

: desalinizador

The desalter efficiently removed salt from the seawater, making it suitable for drinking.

Examples

At the oil refinery, the desalter plays a crucial role in purifying crude oil before processing.
The engineers designed a new desalter to improve the quality of the water for the community.
A portion of the biogas generated from the digester will be used to run two generators at the Chino Basin Desalter Facility, while the rest will run four microturbines.

Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

desalinator

vsdesalter

Specialized

1 5.5

A machine that removes salt from seawater to make it safe to drink

is applied to many substances, not only seawater, including crude oil and water

How Effective

distillation

Specialized

3 5.3

desalination

Specialized

5 5.6

desalter

Specialized

1 7.2

filter

146 2.8

rinse

13 1.0

Surface Forms

desalter singular

desalters plural

Morphology

desalter = desalt (transparent) = de + salt + er

The noun is a regular instrument formation from the verb 'desalt', meaning something that removes salt.

Etymology

The word desalter comes from de- 'remove' and salt 'salt', so it means 'something that removes salt'. That's why a desalter is a machine that takes salt out of oil or water.