Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "dechlorinate" ita ce cire ko rage adadin chlorine a cikin wani abu, kamar ruwa ko wasu abubuwa. Ana iya yin hakan ta hanyoyi daban-daban, kamar tacewa, maganin sinadarai, ko fallasa hasken rana. Ana amfani da Dechlorination sau da yawa don sanya ruwa ya zama lafiya don sha ko don hana lalacewar kayan aiki ko bututu wanda zai iya haifar da lalacewar chlorine.
