decarbonize

[ dee-kahr-buh-nahyz ]

/ diˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·car·bon·ized, de·car·bon·iz·ing.

Words nearby decarbonize

decapod, decapolis, decapsulate, decapsulation, decarbonate, decarbonize, decarbonylate, decarboxylase, decarboxylate, decarboxylation, decarburize

Also especially British, de·car·bon·ise.

Origin of decarbonize

First recorded in 1815–25; de- + carbonize

OTHER WORDS FROM decarbonize

de·car·bon·i·za·tion, nounde·car·bon·iz·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for decarbonize

decarbonize

decarbonise

/ (diːˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)Also: decoke, decarburize

Derived forms of decarbonize

decarbonization or decarbonisation, noundecarbonizer or decarboniser, noun

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