decarburize

[ dee-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]

/ diˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /

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verb (used with object), de·car·bu·rized, de·car·bu·riz·ing.

to remove carbon from (molten steel, automobile cylinders, etc.).

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Also especially British, de·car·bu·rise .

Origin of decarburize

First recorded in 1855–60; de- + carburize

OTHER WORDS FROM decarburize

de·car·bu·ri·za·tion, de·car·bu·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby decarburize

decarbonize, decarbonylate, decarboxylase, decarboxylate, decarboxylation, decarburize, decare, decastyle, decastylos, decasualize, decasyllabic

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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