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dehalogenation

UK/diːˌheɪlədʒəˈneɪʃən/

dehalogenation noun: the act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.

Noun

dehalogenation (countable and uncountable, plural dehalogenations)

  1. The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.
    Antonyms:
    halogenation, perhalogenation, rehalogenation, rehalogenization

dehalogenation meaning in Tamil

dehalogenation in Tamil

உப்பாக்கியைநீக்கல், ஹாலோஜன் நீக்கம்

Antonyms of dehalogenation

Forms of dehalogenation

pluraldehalogenations

Origin of dehalogenation

By surface analysis, dehalogenate + -ion, or, by surface analysis, de- + halogenation.

Questions about dehalogenation

What does dehalogenation mean?
Dehalogenation means the act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.
What is dehalogenation in Tamil?
Dehalogenation in Tamil is உப்பாக்கியைநீக்கல், ஹாலோஜன் நீக்கம். See Dehalogenation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dehalogenation?
Dehalogenation is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehalogenation?
Dehalogenation is pronounced /diːˌheɪlədʒəˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of dehalogenation?
The plural of dehalogenation is dehalogenations.

Words near dehalogenation in the dictionary

  1. dehalogenases
  2. dehalogenate
  3. dehalogenated
  4. dehalogenates
  5. dehalogenating
  6. dehalogenation
  7. dehalogenations
  8. dehalogenative
  9. dehalorespiration
  10. dehance
  11. dehanced

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