To remove bromine or bromine-containing compounds from a substance, especially in chemistry and industrial processes.
From 'de-' (remove) + 'brominate' (to add bromine). A technical term from 20th-century chemistry as bromine compounds became widely used in industry and agriculture.
Debromination became important when scientists realized that brominated flame retardants were accumulating in the environment and human bodies—removing them is now a major focus of green chemistry research.
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