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DECARBURIZE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Iron and Steel
DEF

Remove carbon or carbonaceous deposits from … a metal object.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Sidérurgie
OBS

Enlever à un métal le carbone qu'il contient.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

Remove carbon from something ...

Key term(s)
  • decarburise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
DEF

Priver, une substance, du carbone qu'elle renferme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procesos y técnicas industriales
DEF

Eliminar carbón[, de algo,] por medios químicos.

OBS

descarbonizar: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "descarbonizar" no es lo contrario de "carbonizar", verbo relacionado con el carbón, [asimismo indica que] "descarbonizar" y "descarbonización" pierden la o final de carbono, [...] no se dice "descarbonoizar" [...]

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