demetallize

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verb

To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.

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

verbdemetallize (third-person singular simple present demetallizes, present participle demetallizing, simple past and past participle demetallized)

present singular third person demetallizes · participle present demetallizing · participle past demetallized · past demetallized

  1. transitiveTo remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.

Origin

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

From de- + metallize.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 脫金屬 /脱金属
  • 脫金屬 /脱金属 (tuō jīnshǔ)remove traces of metal
Finnish poistaa metalli
  • poistaa metalliremove traces of metal
French démétalliser
  • démétalliserremove traces of metal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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