Decarbonise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of decarbonize. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "Interestingly, given the current focus on decarbonising the railways, back in 2007, electricity generation produced 455 grams of CO₂/kWh. At that time, this was forecast to fall to 320g/kWh by 2022."

  2. 2
    remove carbon from (an engine) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
decarbonizedecarbonizedecarburisedecarburizedecoke

Example

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"Interestingly, given the current focus on decarbonising the railways, back in 2007, electricity generation produced 455 grams of CO₂/kWh. At that time, this was forecast to fall to 320g/kWh by 2022."

Etymology

From de- + carbonise.

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