Third-person singular present tense of degrease; removes grease or oil from something.
From degrease (de- 'remove' + grease) + -s (third-person singular verb marker). A straightforward regular verb conjugation.
Commercial kitchens use industrial degreasing systems because regular detergent degreases surfaces slowly, but high-heat steam degrease them almost instantly.
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