what is de-ionized water?

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I’m confused if it is a marketing term or if it’s a real way to make safe drinking water? If you distill water you are physically removing contaminants, which makes sense that it is safe to drink. De-ionizing is like removing ions, but what does that mean, is the water now cleaner?

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Di-ionized water has had the dissolved minerals removed. Irrelevant (or even unhelpful) if you want to drink it, important for the long term preservation of machinery using the water. The minerals can be left behind as residue.

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