different between desalinate vs debrine

English

Etymology

de- +? salinate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /di??sæl?ne?t/

Verb

desalinate (third-person singular simple present desalinates, present participle desalinating, simple past and past participle desalinated)

1. To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

Related terms

• desalination

Translations

English

Etymology

de- +? brine

Verb

debrine (third-person singular simple present debrines, present participle debrining, simple past and past participle debrined)

1. (transitive) To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.
   • 1994. Charles A. Hodge. Pollution Control in Fertilizer Production., p. 350 [1]:

     Some potash operators have expirimented with portable cyclones to debrine the slurry on top of the tails pile.

   • 1999. A. H. Sihvola. Electromagnetic Mixing Formulas and Applications. p. 238 [2]:

     After several seasons, the brine liquid drains out downwards from the pockets and the pockets may even debrine completely.

Synonyms

• desalinate

Antonyms

• brine
• salinate
• salt

Anagrams

• bendier, breedin', inbreed