decarburize
[ dee-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]
verb (used with object),de·car·bu·rized, de·car·bu·riz·ing.
to remove carbon from (molten steel, automobile cylinders, etc.).
Origin of decarburize
1- Also especially British, de·car·bu·rise .
Other words from decarburize
- de·car·bu·ri·za·tion, de·car·bu·ra·tion, noun
Words Nearby decarburize
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British Dictionary definitions for decarburize
decarburize
decarburise
/ (diːˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz) /
verb
another word for decarbonize
Derived forms of decarburize
- decarburization, decarburisation or decarburation, noun
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