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Verb: decarbonise  dee'kaa(r)-bu,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: decarbonize)
  1. Remove carbon or carbon compounds from; change something so that it does not add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere or contribute to global warming
    "The government announced plans to decarbonise the energy sector";
    - decarbonize
     
  2. Remove carbon from (an engine)
    "They decarbonised the steel to improve its ductility";
    - decarbonize, decarburize, decarburise [Brit], decoke

Derived forms: decarbonised, decarbonises, decarbonising

Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Decarbonise