"dechlorinate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈklɔːɹɪneɪt/ [UK] Forms: dechlorinates [present, singular, third-person], dechlorinating [participle, present], dechlorinated [participle, past], dechlorinated [past]
Etymology: de- + chlorine + -ate Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|chlorine|ate}} de- + chlorine + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} dechlorinate (third-person singular simple present dechlorinates, present participle dechlorinating, simple past and past participle dechlorinated)
  1. To remove chlorine from something. Categories (topical): Chlorine

Inflected forms

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