DECOKE

decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke

(verb) remove carbon from (an engine)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decoke (plural decokes)

(informal) decarbonization.

Verb

decoke (third-person singular simple present decokes, present participle decoking, simple past and past participle decoked)

(informal, transitive) To decarbonize, especially to remove the build-up of carbon in the cylinder of an engine or the bowl or a pipe.

Source: Wiktionary



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