Dehalogenation

//diːˌheɪlədʒəˈneɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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