desalination

[US]/diː,sælɪ'neɪʃən/
[UK]/ˌdi,sælɪ'neʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. reduction of salt content, process of removing salt

Phrases & Collocations

desalination process

desalination plant

Example Sentences

Etesian Qingdao interenational seawater desalination conference had broad influence and famousness,and it becomes a famous international conference brand step by step in China.

Real-world Examples

This is where desalination comes in.

Source: The Economist - International

Seawater desalination is energy-intensive no matter how you slice it.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2016 Collection

Smaller desalination plants have been operating in Morocco for years.

Source: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

And there are plans for more desalination plants.

Source: The Economist - International

Officials say the government does not have the money to build desalination factories.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Using desalination is a " do or die" issue, said historian Michael Christopher Low.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Adaptation, including sea defences, desalination plants, drought-resistant crops, will cost a lot of money.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The state's already planning more ocean desalination projects up and down the coast.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2019 Collection

Here in Southern California the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere is being constructed.

Source: CNN Listening Collection June 2014

Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater for use by humans and in agriculture.

Source: VOA Special February 2019 Collection

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