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decarbonize

[dee-kahr-buh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), de·car·bon·ized, de·car·bon·iz·ing.
  1. decarburize.
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Also especially British, de·car·bon·ise.

Origin of decarbonize

First recorded in 1815–25; de- + carbonize
Related formsde·car·bon·i·za·tion, nounde·car·bon·iz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for decarbonize

decarbonize

decarbonise

verb
  1. (tr) to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)Also: decoke, decarburize
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Derived Formsdecarbonization or decarbonisation, noundecarbonizer or decarboniser, noun
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