decarburize

diːˈkɑːrbjʊraɪz

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Definition of decarburize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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mechanics

TECH.

remove carbon deposits from an engine

TECH.

Mechanics decarburize engines to improve performance.

cleanse

decarbonize

purify

chemistry

TECH.

reduce the carbon content of a substance

TECH.

To improve its malleability, they decided to decarburize the iron..

decarbonise

decarbonize

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Origin of decarburize

French, décarburer (to remove carbon)

Examples of decarburize in a sentence

Regularly decarburizing the engine can extend its lifespan.
The process to decarburize the steel took several hours.
Engineers are looking for new ways to decarburize materials.

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French:décalaminer, décarburiser, ...
German:entkohlen, Kohlenstoffgehalt reduzieren, ...
Italian:decarbonizzare, ridurre il contenuto di carbonio, ...
Spanish:descarbonizar, reducir el contenido de carbono, ...
Portuguese:descarbonizar, reduzir o teor de carbono, ...
Chinese:去碳, 减少碳含量, ...
Japanese:脱炭する, 炭素含有量を減らす, ...
Arabic:أَزالَ التَّرَسُّبات الكَربونِيَّة, أَزَالَ الْكَرْبُونَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיר פַּחְמָן, לְהַפְחִית תּוֹכֶן פַּחְמָן, ...
Russian:декарбонизировать, уменьшить содержание углерода, ...
Ukrainian:декарбурувати, декарбонізувати, ...
Hindi:कार्बन रहित करना, कार्बन सामग्री कम करना, ...
Bengali:ডিকার্বুরাইজ করা, কার্বন কমানো, ...
Catalan:descarbonitzar, reduir el carboni, ...
Czech:dekarbonizovat, oduhlíčit, ...
Danish:afkulstofisere, reducere kulstof, ...
Dutch:ontkolen, koolstofgehalte verlagen, ...
Greek:αποκαρβονίζω, μειώνω τον άνθρακα, ...
Hungarian:dekarbonizálni, ...
Khmer:សម្អាតកំណកកាបូនចេញពីម៉ាស៊ីន, បន្ថយបរិមាណកាបូន, ...
Korean:탈탄소화하다, 탄소 함량을 줄이다, ...
Persian:از کربن پاک کرد, کاهش محتوای کربن, ...
Polish:usuwać osady węglowe, zmniejszyć zawartość węgla, ...
Portuguese (BR):descarbonizar, reduzir o teor de carbono, ...
Romanian:a decarboniza, a reduce conținutul de carbon, ...
Swedish:dekarbonisera, minska kolhalten, ...
Thai:กำจัดคราบคาร์บอน, ลดปริมาณคาร์บอน, ...
Turkish:karbonsuzlaştırmak, karbon içeriğini azaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:khử carbon, giảm hàm lượng cacbon, ...

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