Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
 
Help

DECARBONIZE

 - 2 dictionary results

de⋅car⋅bon⋅ize

[dee-kahr-buh-nahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
decarburize.
Also, especially British, de⋅car⋅bon⋅ise.


Origin:
1815–25; de- + carbonize


de⋅car⋅bon⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
de⋅car⋅bon⋅iz⋅er, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To 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.
de·car'bon·i·za'tion (-bə-nĭ-zā'shən) n., de·car'bon·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see DECARBONIZE on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: