脱盐 tuōyán to desalinate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 脱 脫 tuō verbadjective to remove to extract or eliminate a substance (e.g. dehydration, degreasing)盐 鹽 yán noun salt (chemistry) (bound form) any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, consisting of a metal ion and an acid radical