2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: desalt \desalt\ v. to remove the salt from (a solution of salt). Note: This term is used in a more general sense than {desalinate}, which usually refers to the removal of common salt (sodium chloride) from a water solution, such as sea water. Desalt is commonly used to refer to any laboratory or industrial process in which any salt may be removed from a mixture of substances dssolved in a solvent, usually water. It is thus used as a method of purification in chemical processes. The methods for desalting are very varied. Syn: desalinate, desalinize. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: desalt v : remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: {desalinate}, {desalinize}, {desalinise}] [ant: {salinate}]
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