decarburize
/diːˈkɑːrbjʊraɪz/
verb
- To remove carbon from a substance, especially from steel or iron.
- If you decarburize the steel too much, it becomes too soft for tools.
- They learned how to decarburize iron in the blacksmithing class.
- The factory uses a special furnace to decarburize the metal.
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