desalinator

1 5.5

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

noun
/ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtər/

Specialized

: desalinizador

And how much clean water can the desalinator produce daily?

And how much clean water can the desalinator produce daily?

Examples

Engineers are testing a desalinator that promises to provide clean water to remote coastal communities.
Dead gardens, these windmills that don't work, desalinators that can't be fixed.

Waterworld (1995)
The new desalinator can process thousands of liters of seawater into fresh drinking water each day.
Using a desalinator has become essential for supplying fresh water in areas where natural sources are scarce.

Synonyms

desalter

vsdesalinator

Specialized

1 7.2

A machine that removes salt from crude oil or water

is for treating seawater to make it safe to drink or use

Surface Forms

desalinator singular

desalinators plural

Morphology

desalinator = desalinate (semi-transparent) = de + salin + ate + or

For learners who know the verb 'desalinate', adding '-or' straightforwardly gives a device or agent that performs that action.

Etymology

Desalinator comes from de- 'remove' and sal 'salt', the same root you see in saline and the English word 'salt'. So a desalinator is a machine that removes salt from seawater to make it safe to drink.