decoordinate

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verb

To remove (or be removed) from a coordination compound

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Meanings

verbdecoordinate (third-person singular simple present decoordinates, present participle decoordinating, simple past and past participle decoordinated)

present singular third person decoordinates · participle present decoordinating · participle past decoordinated · past decoordinated

  1. chemistryTo remove (or be removed) from a coordination compound

Origin

From de- + coordinate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dedecoration
Cite this entry
APA

decoordinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoordinate

MLA

“decoordinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoordinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decoordinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoordinate.

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