decarbonize

[ dee-kahr-buh-nahyz ]
/ diˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·car·bon·ized, de·car·bon·iz·ing.

decarburize.
Also especially British, de·car·bon·ise.

Origin of decarbonize

First recorded in 1815–25; de- + carbonize

OTHER WORDS FROM decarbonize

de·car·bon·i·za·tion, noun de·car·bon·iz·er, noun

Words nearby decarbonize

decapod, decapolis, decapsulate, decapsulation, decarbonate, decarbonize, decarbonylate, decarboxylase, decarboxylate, decarboxylation, decarburize

British Dictionary definitions for decarbonize

decarbonize

decarbonise

/ (diːˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) /

verb

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

Derived forms of decarbonize

decarbonization or decarbonisation, noun decarbonizer or decarboniser, noun