decarbonize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To remove carbon from something.
To clean hard sooty deposits from inside an internal combustion engine.
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.
To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production and distribution systems.

/diːˈkɑːbənaɪz/

decarbonize decarbonizes decarbonizing decarbonized decarbonise

From de- + carbonize.

decoke decarburize

carbonate carbonify decarbonate

decarbonization decarbonizer

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