decarbonatization

noun

Any process that removes carbonate minerals from rock.

OriginEnglish carbonatization ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundecarbonatization (usually uncountable, plural decarbonatizations)

plural decarbonatizations

  1. uncountableusuallygeographyAny process that removes carbonate minerals from rock.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcarbonatization
  8. Englishdecarbonatization

From de- + carbonatization.

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APA

decarbonatization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonatization

MLA

“decarbonatization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonatization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decarbonatization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonatization.

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