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dechlorination

UK/diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən/

dechlorination noun: the removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated.

Noun

dechlorination (countable and uncountable, plural dechlorinations)

  1. The removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated
  2. Any reaction in which chlorine atoms are removed from a molecule

Forms of dechlorination

pluraldechlorinations

Origin of dechlorination

From de- + chlorination.

Questions about dechlorination

What does dechlorination mean?
Dechlorination means the removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated.
What part of speech is dechlorination?
Dechlorination is a noun.
How do you pronounce dechlorination?
Dechlorination is pronounced /diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of dechlorination?
The plural of dechlorination is dechlorinations.

Words near dechlorination in the dictionary

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

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