defluorinate
defluorinate · defluorinates · defluorinated · defluorinating
To remove or reduce fluorine or fluorideTo remove or reduce fluorine or fluoride
Meaning
1 sensesTo remove or reduce fluorine or fluoride
Attempts to fuse and defluorinate rock phosphate by feeding the finely ground material into the flame of a blast lamp were not successful.
Origin
From de- + fluorinate.From de- + fluorinate.
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Forms
defluorinates, defluorinating, defluorinated, defluorinated| Base form | defluorinate · to defluorinate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | defluorinates |
| Present participle | defluorinating |
| Past simple | defluorinated |
| Past participle | defluorinated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle