desalination
CEFR: C1
The industrial chemical process of purifying saline sea water into potable drinking water via membrane reverse osmosis or solar distillation.
Synonyms
- saline purification
- desalting
Common Collocations
- desalination plant
- solar desalination
- desalination technology
Example Sentence
Solar-powered desalination plants offer decentralized clean drinking water for arid coastal villages.