dechlorinate

American  

[dee-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr-] / diˈklɔr əˌneɪt, -ˈkloʊr- /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

dechlorinated, dechlorinating

1. to remove the chlorine from (a substance, as water).

   to dechlorinate tap water for use in an aquarium.

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Other Word Forms

• dechlorination
  noun

Etymology

Origin of dechlorinate

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + chlorinate

Example Sentences

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dechlorinate

Workers will then disinfect the repaired section with chlorine, test the water quality, then dechlorinate the water and discharge it into a storm drain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Also, ways to dechlorinate shower water, which is much better for your skin, your hair, your nails.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2014

But the way humans treat “waste” now is to call it sewage and chlorinate it, then dechlorinate it with sulfur.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2013