dehydrochlorinate

[dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr-]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

dehydrochlorinated, dehydrochlorinating 

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

Other Word Forms

• dehydrochlorination noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dehydrochlorinate¹

dehydro- + chlorinate