decarbonize
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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.
de·car′bon·i·za′tion (-bə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
de·car′bon·iz′er n.
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decarbonize
(diːˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) ordecarbonise
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
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decarbonize
vt pistons etc → dekarbonisieren, entkohlen
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