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decarbonize

[ dee-kahr-buh-nahyz ]
/ diˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz /

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

decarburize.

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Nearby words

  1. decapod,
  2. decapolis,
  3. decapsulate,
  4. decapsulation,
  5. decarbonate,
  6. decarbonylate,
  7. decarboxylase,
  8. decarboxylate,
  9. decarboxylation,
  10. decarburize
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

/ (diːˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) /

verb

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