decarbonization

English

Alternative forms

• decarbonisation (UK)

Etymology

From decarbonize +‎ -ation or de- +‎ carbonization.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

decarbonization (usually uncountable, plural decarbonizations)

1. The act or process of decarbonizing.

   Synonyms: (of iron or steel) decarburization, decarbonation

   Coordinate term: recarbonization

   • 2020 September 7, James Conca, “Managers Of $40 Trillion Make Plans To Decarbonize The World”, in Forbes‎^[1]:

     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.

2. The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.

   Coordinate terms: decarbonation, reoxygenation

Translations

Translations

• Basque: deskarbonizazio
• Catalan: descarbonització (ca) f
• French: décarbonation (fr) f, décarbonisation (fr) f
• Galician: descarbonización (gl) f
• German: Dekarbonisierung (de)
• Italian: decarbonizzazione f
• Portuguese: descarbonização f
• Spanish: descarbonización f