desalt
desalt — verb
- desaltpresent simple I / you / we / they
- desalts3rd person singular
- desalting-ing form
- desaltedpast simple
1. to take away the salt that is inside something, especially seawater or certain f
to take away the salt that is inside something, especially seawater or certain foods, so that the result becomes drinkable or ready to eat.
The coastal city built a new plant to desalt seawater for the growing population.
infinitive purpose clause with object 'seawater'
Caio soaked the salted cod in fresh water overnight to desalt it before cooking.
Lotte uses a small machine to desalt water on her sailing boat during long trips.
The factory desalts the local well water before bottling it for sale.
- desalinate
more formal and used almost exclusively for seawater in scientific and engineering contexts; 'desalinate' is the preferred term in technical writing.
- de-salt
less common variant; essentially the same meaning but hyphenated.
- salt
to add salt to something, the opposite action.
文法句型
desalt + noun phrase (seawater / food)
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive voice: The water is desalted before distribution. Also common as a past participle adjective: desalted water, desalted butter.