Having had carbon removed from something, especially from steel or fuel sources to reduce carbon emissions.
From 'de-' (remove) + 'carbonize,' referring to both metallurgical processes that remove carbon from steel and environmental efforts to reduce carbon content in energy sources.
When steel is decarbonized, it becomes softer and more workable—this is why blacksmiths heat and cool steel repeatedly, and it's the same principle behind modern 'decarbonization' efforts to remove carbon from our energy systems!
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