desalination

removal of salts and minerals from a substance, best known is the removal of salt from seawater to obtain drinking water
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desalination

Summary

desalination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • desalination is a type of separation process[2].
  • desalination's Commons category is recorded as Desalination[3].
  • desalination's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Water desalination[4].
  • desalination's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • desalination's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[6].
  • desalination's topic has template is recorded as Template:Desalination[7].

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Definition and Type

desalination is a type of separation process[2].

Why It Matters

desalination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).[1] desalination has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] desalination is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
    Topic's main category Category:Water desalination
    Subclass of
    Topic has template Template:Desalination
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39407, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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