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defluorinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-flu-o-ri-nate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to remove or reduce fluorine or fluoride

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + fluorinate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

defluorinates (present, singular) defluorinating (participle, present) defluorinated (participle, past) defluorinated (past) de-fluorinate (alternative)

Questions

What does defluorinate mean?
to remove or reduce fluorine or fluoride
Where does defluorinate come from?
From de- + fluorinate.

How to pronounce defluorinate

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