English

Verb

dehydroxylate ‎(third-person singular simple present dehydroxylates, present participle dehydroxylating, simple past and past participle dehydroxylated)

1. (chemistry) To remove a hydroxyl group
   • 2015 July 6, “Core-Shell Processing of Natural Pigment: Upper Palaeolithic Red Ochre from Lovas, Hungary”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0131762:

     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 ].

Derived terms

• dehydroxylation