dehalogenation

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, dehalogenate +‎ -ion, or, by surface analysis, de- +‎ halogenation.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˌheɪlədʒəˈneɪʃən/

Noun

dehalogenation (countable and uncountable, plural dehalogenations)

  1. (chemistry) The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.
    Antonyms: halogenation; perhalogenation; rehalogenation, rehalogenization
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