decarbonize

diˈkɑrbəˌnaɪz

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Definition of decarbonize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

environmental action

TECH.

reduce carbon dioxide emissions

TECH.

Companies are investing to decarbonize their operations..

decarbonise

mechanical cleaning

TECH.

remove carbon deposits from an engine

TECH.

Regular maintenance helps to decarbonize the engine efficiently..

clean

decarbonise

purge

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Origin of decarbonize

Latin, de (remove) + carbo (coal)

Examples of decarbonize in a sentence

Efforts to decarbonize the transport sector are increasing.
The mechanic had to decarbonize the engine before it could run smoothly.
To improve performance, they decided to decarbonize the old engine.

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French:décarboner, décalaminer, ...
German:dekarbonisieren, entkohlen, ...
Italian:decarbonizzare, rimuovere i depositi di carbonio, ...
Spanish:descarbonizar, eliminar depósitos de carbono, ...
Portuguese:descarbonizar, limpar de carbono, ...
Chinese:减少碳排放, 清除碳沉积, ...
Japanese:脱炭素化する, カーボンを除去する, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ, أزال تَرَسُّبَات الكَرْبُون, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית פְּלִיטוֹת פַּחְמָן, לְהַסִּיר פַּחְמָן, ...
Russian:декарбонизировать, удалять углеродные отложения, ...
Ukrainian:декарбонізувати, видаляти вуглецеві відкладення, ...
Hindi:कार्बन उत्सर्जन कम करना, कार्बन निकालना, ...
Bengali:কার্বন নির্গমন কমানো, কার্বন অপসারণ করা, ...
Catalan:descarbonitzar, netejar de carboni, ...
Czech:dekarbonizovat, odkarbonovat, ...
Danish:afkarbonisere, afkulde, ...
Dutch:ontkolen, koolstof verwijderen, ...
Greek:απανθρακοποίηση, αποκαρβονίζω, ...
Hungarian:dekarbonizálni, szénmentesíteni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយការបញ្ចេញកាបូនឌីអុកស៊ីត, កម្ចាត់កំណកកាបូនចេញ, ...
Korean:탄소를 줄이다, 카본을 제거하다, ...
Persian:کاهش کربن, کربن‌زدایی کردن, ...
Polish:odwęglować, odwęglanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):descarbonizar, ...
Romanian:a decarboniza, a îndepărta depunerile de carbon, ...
Swedish:avkarbonisera, avkolna, ...
Thai:ลดการปล่อยคาร์บอนไดออกไซด์, กำจัดคาร์บอน, ...
Turkish:karbon salınımını azaltmak, karbonu gidermek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm phát thải carbon, loại bỏ carbon, ...

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