"dehalogenate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dehalogenates [present, singular, third-person], dehalogenating [participle, present], dehalogenated [participle, past], dehalogenated [past]
Etymology: From de- + halogenate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|halogenate}} de- + halogenate Head templates: {{en-verb}} dehalogenate (third-person singular simple present dehalogenates, present participle dehalogenating, simple past and past participle dehalogenated)
  1. (transitive) To remove the halogen from. Tags: transitive Related terms: dehalogenation, nonhalogenated, unhalogenated

Inflected forms

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        "To remove the halogen from."
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        "(transitive) To remove the halogen from."
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        "(transitive) To remove the halogen from."
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