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dehalogenate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-halo-genate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the halogen from.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + halogenate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehalogenates (present, singular) dehalogenating (participle, present) dehalogenated (participle, past) dehalogenated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dehalogenation nonhalogenated unhalogenated

Questions

What does dehalogenate mean?
To remove the halogen from.
Where does dehalogenate come from?
From de- + halogenate.

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