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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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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