Home › Words › D › desalinatordesalinatordesalinator means A device that performs desalination.EtymologyFrom desalinate + -or.nounA device that performs desalination.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.desalter 79% match — A machine or facility that removes salt, as from crude oil or agricultural runoff. vs desalinator →desal 76% match — desalination vs desalinator →desalination 75% match — The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water. vs desalinator →desalinate 74% match — To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply vs desalinator →desalinisation 74% match — The removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination. vs desalinator →desalting 73% match — A process in which salt is removed from a material; desalination vs desalinator →demineralizer 73% match — A device that demineralizes. vs desalinator →desalt 72% match — To remove salt from; to desalinate. vs desalinator →