Desalination

Meaning

Process of removing dissolved salts and minerals from seawater or brackish water to produce freshwater

Origin / Etymology

Latin de- (removal) + sal (salt)

Synonyms

Desalinisation Water purification

Antonyms

Salinisation

Example Sentence

"While desalination offers a technical fix for water scarcity, it creates brine that harms marine ecosystems."

🎯 UPSC Usage

Use in GS1 Geography and GS3 Science & Technology answers on water security, coastal development, and environmental trade-offs.

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