dechlorination
- noun
- /diːˌklɔːrəˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
- After dechlorination, the water was free of harmful chlorine levels suitable for drinking.
- chlorination and dechlorination
- dechlorination using sodium
- dechlorination system
Examples
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The selection, installation, and maintenance of chlorine residual analyzers are crucial not only to permitting requirements but also to the cost-effective operation of chlorination and dechlorination at treatment facilities.
Academic text (2000) -
The dechlorination of the water made it safe for the fish in the aquarium.
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Therefore, this would also minimize the feed rate and the cost of the dechlorination chemical (sodium bisulfite).
Academic text (1998) -
The center-zero dechlorination control system measures and controls the chlorine or sulfite residuals at or near zero values.
Academic text (1998) -
However, the water still maintained the same level of total ammonia (ammonia value after thiosulfate dechlorination).
Academic text (2003) -
This system monitors such functions as biological nutrient removal, chlorination and dechlorination, and ammonia control.
Academic text (1997) -
The $5 million retrofit included construction of three new buildings to house chlorination and dechlorination equipment, the purchase and installation of new equipment, and upgrading the chlorine handling and storage area.
Academic text (1998) -
Many manufacturers offer products designed for effective dechlorination of municipal water supplies.
Antonyms
How Chlorinated
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
dechlorination = dechlorinate (transparent) = de + chlorine + ate + ion
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'dechlorinate' meaning the process of removing chlorine.
Etymology
Dechlorination comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and chlorine, the chemical you know from swimming pools and bleach, so it literally means taking chlorine away. That's why dechlorination is the process of removing chlorine from water, chemicals, or other materials.