defluorinate en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + fluorinate.
Meanings
-
to 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defluorinates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| de-fluorinate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| defluorinating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| defluorinated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| defluorinated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |