dehydrochlorination

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

Definition of DEHYDROCHLORINATION

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

— de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nate \-ˈklȯr-ə-ˌnāt\ transitive verb

1936

Medical Dictionary

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

—de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nate \-ˈklōr-ə-ˌnāt, -ˈklȯr-\ transitive verb, de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nat·ed de·hy·dro·chlo·ri·nat·ing

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