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)
• derivationally related form