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dechlorinate

UK/diːˈklɔːɹɪneɪt/

dechlorinate verb: to remove chlorine from something.

Verb

dechlorinate (third-person singular simple present dechlorinates, present participle dechlorinating, simple past and past participle dechlorinated)

  1. To remove chlorine from something.

Forms of dechlorinate

third-person singular presentdechlorinates
present participledechlorinating
past participledechlorinated
pastdechlorinated

Origin of dechlorinate

From de- + chlorine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about dechlorinate

What does dechlorinate mean?
Dechlorinate means to remove chlorine from something.
What part of speech is dechlorinate?
Dechlorinate is a verb.
How do you pronounce dechlorinate?
Dechlorinate is pronounced /diːˈklɔːɹɪneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of dechlorinate?
The past tense of dechlorinate is dechlorinated.

Words near dechlorinate in the dictionary

  1. dechloraminated
  2. dechlorane
  3. dechloridation
  4. dechlorinase
  5. dechlorinases
  6. dechlorinate
  7. dechlorinated
  8. dechlorinates
  9. dechlorinating
  10. dechlorination
  11. dechlorinations

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