decarburize
verb (used with object)
to remove carbon from (molten steel, automobile cylinders, etc.).
decarburation
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a word derived from
decarburize.
Example Sentences
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Complete decarburation was effected in half an hour.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
The first, obtained by the decarburation of the metal, gives natural or puddled steel; the second, produced by the carburation of the iron, gives steel of cementation.
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
