dehydrochlorinate

[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr- ]
/ diˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr əˌneɪt, -ˈkloʊr- /

verb (used with object), de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nat·ed, de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nat·ing. Chemistry.

to remove hydrogen chloride or chlorine and hydrogen from (a substance).

Origin of dehydrochlorinate

OTHER WORDS FROM dehydrochlorinate

de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·na·tion, noun