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demetallization

demetallization noun: the process of removing traces of metal from a material (or from a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.

Noun

demetallization (uncountable)

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

Origin of demetallization

From de- + metal + -ization.

Words formed from demetallization

Questions about demetallization

What does demetallization mean?
Demetallization means the process of removing traces of metal from a material (or from a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.
What part of speech is demetallization?
Demetallization is a noun.

Words near demetallization in the dictionary

  1. demetalizing
  2. demetallate
  3. demetallated
  4. demetallation
  5. demetallations
  6. demetallization
  7. demetallize
  8. demetallized
  9. demetallizes
  10. demetallizing
  11. demetaphorize

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