dehydrochlorinate
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dehydrochlorinate
(dē-hī′drə-klôr′ə-nāt′)tr.v. dehydrochlorin·ated, dehydrochlorin·ating, dehydrochlorin·ates
To remove hydrogen and chlorine or hydrogen chloride from (a compound).
de·hy′dro·chlo′ri·na′tion n.
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