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dehalogenate

dehalogenate verb: to remove the halogen from.

Verb

dehalogenate (third-person singular simple present dehalogenates, present participle dehalogenating, simple past and past participle dehalogenated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the halogen from.

Forms of dehalogenate

third-person singular presentdehalogenates
present participledehalogenating
past participledehalogenated
pastdehalogenated

Origin of dehalogenate

From de- + halogenate.

Questions about dehalogenate

What does dehalogenate mean?
Dehalogenate means to remove the halogen from.
What part of speech is dehalogenate?
Dehalogenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of dehalogenate?
The past tense of dehalogenate is dehalogenated.

Words near dehalogenate in the dictionary

  1. dehairers
  2. dehairing
  3. dehairs
  4. dehalogenase
  5. dehalogenases
  6. dehalogenate
  7. dehalogenated
  8. dehalogenates
  9. dehalogenating
  10. dehalogenation
  11. dehalogenations

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