dechlorinate
verb
de·chlo·ri·nate
(ˌ)dē-ˈklȯr-ə-ˌnāt 
dechlorinated; dechlorinating; dechlorinates
: to remove chlorine from
dechlorinate water
Examples of dechlorinate in a Sentence
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Although that water never comes into contact with the vinegar, it must be dechlorinated before it is discharged in order to protect the stream.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
Next chlorine is added, and then bisulphate is added to dechlorinate the water.
—Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
During this mode, the system screens out solids, chlorinates the water, dechlorinates it, and then discharges it.
—Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
Next chlorine is added, and then bisulphate is added to dechlorinate the water.
—Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
During this mode, the system screens out solids, chlorinates the water, dechlorinates it, and then discharges it.
—Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
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dechlorinate
transitive verb
de·chlo·ri·nate
(ˈ)dē-ˈklōr-ə-ˌnāt, -ˈklȯr-
dechlorinated; dechlorinating
: to remove chlorine from
dechlorinate water
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