Definition of "desalinating" []

• Present participle of desalinate. (verb)

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• "The City of Cape Town appears to have dumped the idea of desalinating seawater as part of its long-term plan to provide potable water for the rapidly-growing metropole."
• "Israel is now desalinating seawater on an industrial scale and dreaming of selling water to its neighbours."
• "Before Israel started desalinating, 60% of its water supply came from two sources which are located on politically conflicted land; Lake Tiberias (also known as the Sea of Galilee) - whose eastern coastline is claimed by Syria, and the West Bank Mountain Aquifer - which lies beneath what is now Palestinian territory."