decarbonize

de·car·bon·ize

 (dē-kär′bə-nīz′)

tr.v. de·car·bon·ized, de·car·bon·iz·ing, de·car·bon·iz·es

To remove carbon from; decarburize.

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de·car′bon·i·za′tion (-bə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

de·car′bon·iz′er n.

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decarbonize

(diːˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) or

decarbonise

vb

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

deˌcarboniˈzation, deˌcarboniˈsation n

deˈcarbonˌizer, deˈcarbonˌiser n

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de•car•bu•rize

(diˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə-)

v.t. -rized, -riz•ing.

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

[1855–60]

de•car`bu•ri•za′tion, de•car`bu•ra′tion, n.

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decarbonize

Past participle: decarbonized
Gerund: decarbonizing

Imperative

decarbonize

decarbonize

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decarbonize - remove carbon from (an engine) decarbonise, decarburise, decarburize, decoke remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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Translations

decarbonize

[diːˈkɑːbənaɪz] VT (Aut) → descarburar

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decarbonize

vt pistons etc → dekarbonisieren, entkohlen

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