deˈcarbonate, v. rare.
[Cf. F. décarbonater and carbonate.]
= decarbonize.
| 1831 J. Holland Manuf. Metal I. 270 They [forks, common snuffers, etc.] are annealed, or, in other words, decarbonated in the requisite degree. 1882 Syd. Soc. Lex., Decarbonated, an old term applied to an oxide, such as quicklime, which has been formed by expelling the carbonic acid from a carbonate of the metal. |