Definition of "desalinize" []

• To remove salts and other chemicals from (seawater or soil, for example). (verb-transitive)

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• "A better solution than "water importation" is the implementation of hydrolysis plants to desalinize the water."
• "In addition atomic power plants can collaterally produce excess electricity at night to desalinize sea water to meet fresh water shortages in many parts of the country, which are growing rapidly."
• "The other contingent is implementing important hydraulic engineering projects to desalinize the Laguna de la Leche."