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decarbonization

UK/diːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

decarbonization noun: the act or process of decarbonizing.

Noun

decarbonization (usually uncountable, plural decarbonizations)

  1. (usually) The act or process of decarbonizing.
    • But we spend over $5 trillion globally on fossil fuel subsidies and these would be freed up for this task of decarbonization if we forgo fossil fuel. So cost doesn’t have to be the big issue we think it is.2020 September 7, James Conca, “Managers Of $40 Trillion Make Plans To Decarbonize The World”, in Forbes
    Synonyms:
    decarburization[iron]] or steel>, decarbonation
  2. (usually) The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.

Synonyms of decarbonization

Forms of decarbonization

pluraldecarbonizations
alternative UKdecarbonisation

Origin of decarbonization

From decarbonize + -ation or de- + carbonization.

Questions about decarbonization

What does decarbonization mean?
Decarbonization means the act or process of decarbonizing.
What part of speech is decarbonization?
Decarbonization is a noun.
How do you pronounce decarbonization?
Decarbonization is pronounced /diːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decarbonization?
The plural of decarbonization is decarbonizations.

Words near decarbonization in the dictionary

  1. decarbonise
  2. decarbonised
  3. decarboniser
  4. decarbonises
  5. decarbonising
  6. decarbonization
  7. decarbonizations
  8. decarbonize
  9. decarbonized
  10. decarbonizer
  11. decarbonizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decarbonization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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