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defluorinate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

to remove or reduce fluorine or fluoride

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Attempts to fuse and defluorinate rock phosphate by feeding the finely ground material into the flame of a blast lamp were not successful.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + fluorinate.