dehydrochlorination

noun

de·​hy·​dro·​chlo·​ri·​na·​tion (ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-ˌklȯr-ə-ˈnā-shən 

: the process of removing hydrogen and chlorine or hydrogen chloride from a compound

dehydrochlorinate

(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-ˈklȯr-ə-ˌnāt 

transitive verb

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dehydrochlorination

noun

de·​hy·​dro·​chlo·​ri·​na·​tion -ˌklōr-ə-ˈnā-shən, -ˌklȯr- 

: the process of removing hydrogen and chlorine or hydrogen chloride from a compound

dehydrochlorinate

-ˈklōr-ə-ˌnāt, -ˈklȯr- 

transitive verb

dehydrochlorinated; dehydrochlorinating