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Verb: decarbonize  dee'kaa(r)-bu,nIz
  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
    - decarbonise [Brit]
     
  2. Remove carbon from (an engine)
    - decarbonise [Brit], decarburize, decarburise [Brit], decoke

Derived forms: decarbonizing, decarbonizes, decarbonized

Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw