Noun

• S: (n) desalination (desalination%1:22:00::), desalinization (desalinization%1:22:00::), desalinisation (desalinisation%1:22:00::) (the removal of salt (especially from sea water))
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) chemical process (chemical_process%1:22:00::), chemical change (chemical_change%1:22:00::), chemical action (chemical_action%1:22:00::) ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
• S: (n) natural process (natural_process%1:22:00::), natural action (natural_action%1:22:00::), action (action%1:22:00::), activity (activity%1:22:01::) (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)) "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
• S: (n) process (process%1:03:00::), physical process (physical_process%1:03:00::) (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states) "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
• S: (n) physical entity (physical_entity%1:03:00::) (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form