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dehydrochlorinate

American

[dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr-] / diˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr əˌneɪt, -ˈkloʊr- /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

dehydrochlorinated, dehydrochlorinating

to remove hydrogen chloride or chlorine and hydrogen from (a substance).

Other Word Forms

dehydrochlorination noun

Etymology

Origin of dehydrochlorinate

dehydro- + chlorinate

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