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dechlorinating

UK/diːˈklɔːɹɪneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/

dechlorinating is the present participle and gerund of dechlorinate.

Meaning of dechlorinate

Verb

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

  1. To remove chlorine from something.

Adjective

dechlorinating (comparative more dechlorinating, superlative most dechlorinating)

  1. That leads to dechlorination

Forms of dechlorinating

comparativemore dechlorinating
superlativemost dechlorinating

Questions about dechlorinating

What does dechlorinating mean?
Dechlorinating means that leads to dechlorination.
What is dechlorinating the present participle and gerund of?
Dechlorinating is the present participle and gerund of dechlorinate.
What part of speech is dechlorinating?
Dechlorinating is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dechlorinating?
Dechlorinating is pronounced /diːˈklɔːɹɪneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ (UK).

Words near dechlorinating in the dictionary

  1. dechlorinase
  2. dechlorinases
  3. dechlorinate
  4. dechlorinated
  5. dechlorinates
  6. dechlorinating
  7. dechlorination
  8. dechlorinations
  9. dechlorinator
  10. dechlorinators
  11. dechloroethylation

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