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Meaning of dehydroxylate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To remove a hydroxyl group

Examples

“In general, the goethite and hematite responsible for red coloration of rock particles form by combined hydrolysis and oxidation of Fe(II) bearing minerals (e.g. pyrite, marcasite or iron-rich silicates), which afterwards dehydroxylate into hematite [49 ].”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

dehydroxylated dehypnotise dehypnotised dehypnotises dehypnotising dehypnotize