- desalt
- transitive verb Date: circa 1904 to remove salt from • desalter noun
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desalt — v. to remove the salt from (a solution of salt). Note: This term is used in a more general sense than {desalinate}, which usually refers to the removal of common salt (sodium chloride) from a water solution, such as sea water. Desalt is commonly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desalt — ☆ desalt [dē sôlt′ ] vt. to remove salt from (esp. sea water) … English World dictionary
desalt — desalter, n. /dee sawlt /, v.t. to remove the salt from (esp. sea water), usually to make it drinkable. Also, desalinate, desalinize. [1905 10; DE + SALT] * * * … Universalium
desalt — verb To remove salt from; to desalinate, as of sea water. Syn: desalinate, desalinise, desalinize Ant: salt, salinate … Wiktionary
DESALT — Desarollo Alternativo (International » Guatemalan) … Abbreviations dictionary
desalt — de·salt ( )dē sȯlt vt to remove salt from Each boldface word in the list below is a variant of the word to its right in small capitals. desamidate DEAMIDATE desamidation DEAMIDATION desamidization DEAMIDIZATION desamidize DEAMIDIZE desaminase… … Medical dictionary
desalt — v. remove salt (usually from sea water) … English contemporary dictionary
desalt — verb another term for desalinate … English new terms dictionary
desalt — de·salt … English syllables
desalt — de•salt [[t]diˈsɔlt[/t]] v. t. chem. to remove the salt from (esp. sea water), usu. to make it drinkable • Etymology: 1905–10 de•salt′er, n … From formal English to slang
