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Verb: decarburise  dee'kaa(r)-bu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: decarburize)
  1. Remove carbon from (an engine)
    "They decarburised the steel to improve its ductility";
    - decarbonize, decarbonise [Brit], decarburize, decoke

Derived forms: decarburised, decarburises, decarburising

Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw