| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (dee-sal-uh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn) Any process that removes salt from water. | 1 |
| ‡ The term is usually applied to processes that remove salt from seawater to make it available for human consumption and agriculture. Such processes tend to be very expensive. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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