dechlorinate

[ dee-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·chlo·ri·nat·ed, de·chlo·ri·nat·ing.

1. to remove the chlorine from (a substance, as water):

   to dechlorinate tap water for use in an aquarium.

Other Words From

• de·chlori·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dechlorinate¹

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + chlorinate

Example Sentences

“Over the next two days, a group of very clever team members rigged together a mechanism to dechlorinate water from garden hoses,” Kastner said.

From Los Angeles Times

Also, ways to dechlorinate shower water, which is much better for your skin, your hair, your nails.

From New York Times

But the way humans treat “waste” now is to call it sewage and chlorinate it, then dechlorinate it with sulfur.

From Scientific American