What is an antonym for halogenation?
Possible antonyms include dehalogenation.
(chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
Common opposites include dehalogenation.
Related dictionary entries include organohalogen, transhalogenation, halocarbon, hydrohalogenation, organohalide, dehydrohalogenation.
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Possible antonyms include dehalogenation.
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