v. t. to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink. several processes are in comon use for desalinating sea water. Distillation is effective, but expensive. Reverse osmosis is more economical.
Syn. -- desalt, desalinize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as desalinization.
Syn. -- desalinization, desalinisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a. ] 1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Salt works. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from Salina, a town in New York. ] (Geol.) The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of washing with salt water. [ R. & Obs. ] Greenhill. [ 1913 Webster ]