Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dechlorination

/diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: dechlo-ri-na-tion
IPA: /diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any reaction in which chlorine atoms are removed from a molecule

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English chlorination English dechlorination From de- + chlorination.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dechlorinations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dechlorination?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːklɔːɹɪˈneɪʃən/.
What does dechlorination mean?: The removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated
Where does dechlorination come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English chlorination English dechlorination From de- + chlorination.

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