decarbonize
/diːˈkɑːbənaɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "During the overhaul, the cylinder heads were found to be reusable, as long as they got a good cleaning to decarbonize the valve seat areas."
- "To decarbonize piston rings and ring grooves, remove each ring carefully by spreading the ends just enough to get them clear of the piston top land and lifted off."
- "A blast furnace decarbonizes iron enough that it can be used as input to a steelmaking furnace."
- "Repeatedly scorching a case-hardened tool will ruin the case by decarbonizing it."
- "Efforts to decarbonize the automotive fleet are challenging, but no one wants nightmare-grade climate change, either."
- "Efforts to decarbonize have been facing some challenges lately."
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- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English carbonize English decarbonize From de- + carbonize.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /diːˈkɑːbənaɪz/