dehydrochlorinate
[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr- ]
/ diˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr əˌneɪt, -ˈkloʊr- /
verb (used with object), de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nat·ed, de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nat·ing. Chemistry.
to remove hydrogen chloride or chlorine and hydrogen from (a substance).
Nearby words
- dehydrate,
- dehydration,
- dehydrator,
- dehydro-,
- dehydrochlorinase,
- dehydrocholic acid,
- dehydrocorticosterone,
- dehydroepiandrosterone,
- dehydrofreeze,
- dehydrogenase
Origin of dehydrochlorinate
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