decarburize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē kär′bə rīz′, -byə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•car•bu•rize  (dē kär′bə rīz′, -byə-),USA pronunciation v.t., -rized, -riz•ing. 
  1. Chemistryto remove carbon from (molten steel, automobile cylinders, etc.).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•car′bu•rise′. 
  • de- + carburize 1855–60
de•car′bu•ri•za′tion, de•car′bu•ra′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decarburize, decarburise / diːˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz/
  1. another word for decarbonize
'decarburize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
decarbonize

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