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demetallize

demetallize 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.

Verb

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

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

Forms of demetallize

third-person singular presentdemetallizes
present participledemetallizing
past participledemetallized
pastdemetallized

Origin of demetallize

From de- + metallize.

Questions about demetallize

What does demetallize mean?
Demetallize means to remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.
What part of speech is demetallize?
Demetallize is a verb.
What is the past tense of demetallize?
The past tense of demetallize is demetallized.

Words near demetallize in the dictionary

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

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