Verb: decarbonize dee'kaa(r)-bu,nIz
- 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 decarbonize the energy sector";
- decarbonise [Brit]
- Remove carbon from (an engine)
"They decarbonized the steel to improve its ductility";
- decarbonise [Brit], decarburize, decarburise [Brit], decoke
Derived forms: decarbonizing, decarbonizes, decarbonized
Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Encyclopedia: Decarbonize