desalination
noun/diˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #15,829 most common English word
Meaning
The process of removing salt from seawater to make it suitable for drinking or irrigation.
Example sentence
The coastal city built large desalination plants to convert seawater into drinking water.
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