decoke

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noun

decarbonization.

Similar
decarbonizedecarbonisedecarburizedecarburise
OriginEnglish coke ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundecoke (plural decokes)

plural decokes

  1. informaldecarbonization.
verbdecoke (third-person singular simple present decokes, present participle decoking, simple past and past participle decoked)

present singular third person decokes · participle present decoking · participle past decoked · past decoked

  1. informaltransitiveTo decarbonize, especially to remove the build-up of carbon in the cylinder of an engine or the bowl or a pipe.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove carbon from (an engine)

Similar
decarbonizedecarbonisedecarburizedecarburise
Broader
removetaketake away
Also see
decarbonizedecarburize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From de- + coke.

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Cite this entry
APA

decoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoke

MLA

“decoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decoke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoke.

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