defluorinate

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verb

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.”

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Meanings

verbdefluorinate (third-person singular simple present defluorinates, present participle defluorinating, simple past and past participle defluorinated)

present singular third person defluorinates · participle present defluorinating · participle past defluorinated · past defluorinated · alternative de-fluorinate

  1. 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.

Origin

From de- + fluorinate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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