decarburize

[ dee-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]

verb (used with object)

, de·car·bu·rized, de·car·bu·riz·ing.

1. to remove carbon from (molten steel, automobile cylinders, etc.).

decarburize

/ diːˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz /

verb

1. another word for decarbonize

Derived Forms

• deˌcarburiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• de·carbu·ri·zation de·carbu·ration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decarburize¹

First recorded in 1855–60; de- + carburize