dechlorinate

[dee-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr-]

de·chlo·ri·nate

[dee-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr-]
verb (used with object), de·chlo·ri·nat·ed, de·chlo·ri·nat·ing. Chemistry.
to remove the chlorine from (a substance, as water): to dechlorinate tap water for use in an aquarium.

Origin:
1940–45; de- + chlorinate

de·chlo·ri·na·tion, noun
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Dechlorinate is always a great word to know.
So is heterogeneous. Does it mean:
a mixture composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, such as solid ice and liquid water
a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture
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dechlorinate

verb
remove chlorine from (water) 
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