decarburization (deˌcarburiˈzation) or decarburisation (deˌcarburiˈsation) or decarburation (deˌcarbuˈration)
noun
decarburize in American English
(diˈkɑrbəˌraɪz; diˈkɑrbjuˌraɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈcarbuˌrized or deˈcarbuˌrizing
decarbonize
Derived forms
decarburization (deˌcarburiˈzation)
noun
decarburize in American English
(diˈkɑːrbəˌraiz, -bjə-)
transitive verbWord forms: -rized, -rizing
to remove carbon from (molten steel, automobile cylinders, etc.)
Alsoesp Britdecarburise
Derived forms
decarburizationdecarburation
noun
Word origin
[1855–60; de- + carburize]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, keyword, lavabo, specialistde- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound)