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demetallize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
demet-al-lize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English metallize English demetallize From de- + metallize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

demetallizes (present, singular) demetallizing (participle, present) demetallized (participle, past) demetallized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

demetallization

Questions

What does demetallize mean?
To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.
Where does demetallize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English metallize English demetallize From de- + metallize.

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