Dechlorination

//diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

Etymology

From de- + chlorination.

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