decoke

noun

Etymology

From de- + coke.

  1. derived from *g(ʷ)el- — “to swallow, devour; gullet
  2. inherited from *kulukaz — “a hollow, depression
  3. inherited from *kolk
  4. inherited from *colc — “hole, well
  5. inherited from coke
  6. prefixed as decoke — “de + coke

Definitions

  1. decarbonization.

  2. To decarbonize, especially to remove the build-up of carbon in the cylinder of an engine…

    To decarbonize, especially to remove the build-up of carbon in the cylinder of an engine or the bowl or a pipe.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for decoke. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA