dehalogenation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.

Pronunciation

/diːˌheɪlədʒəˈneɪʃən/

Word forms

dehalogenation dehalogenations

Etymology

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

Antonyms

halogenation perhalogenation rehalogenation rehalogenization
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