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desalt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-salt
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove salt from; to desalinate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltusbor. English salt English desalt From de- + salt.

Usage

Inflected Forms

desalts (present, singular) desalting (participle, present) desalted (participle, past) desalted (past)

Derived Forms

desalter

Synonyms

desalinate desalinise desalinize

Antonyms

salt salinate

Questions

What does desalt mean?
To remove salt from; to desalinate.
Where does desalt come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltusbor. English salt English desalt From de- + salt.

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