"decarbonize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈkɑːbənaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: decarbonizes [present, singular, third-person], decarbonizing [participle, present], decarbonized [participle, past], decarbonized [past]
Etymology: From de- + carbonize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|carbonize}} de- + carbonize Head templates: {{en-verb}} decarbonize (third-person singular simple present decarbonizes, present participle decarbonizing, simple past and past participle decarbonized)
  1. To remove carbon from something.
    To clean hard sooty deposits from inside an internal combustion engine.
    Synonyms: decoke#Verb Translations (Translations): descarbonitzar (Catalan), décarboniser (French), décarboner (French), descarbonizar (Galician), dekarbonisieren (German), decarbonizzare (Italian), descarbonizar (Portuguese), descarbonizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-decarbonize-en-verb-NhPefjp~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 41 29 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 16 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 22 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 23 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 45 24 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 23 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 25 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 24 32 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 52 14 33
  2. To remove carbon from something.
    To remove carbon content from iron or steel, either intentionally or accidentally, as by (for example) overheating steel in the presence of air, destroying its former temper and hardness.
    Synonyms: decarburize
    Sense id: en-decarbonize-en-verb-kWtdTic7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 22 38
  3. To remove carbon from something.
    To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production and distribution systems.
    Sense id: en-decarbonize-en-verb-nXYJBGBq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 22 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decarbonise [UK] Derived forms: decarbonization [noun] Related terms: decarbonate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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