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demetallize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To remove traces of metal from (a material or a surface), especially from a material that has been subjected to a metal-based catalysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English metallize English demetallize From de- + metallize.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫金屬 /脱金属 (tuō jīnshǔ) — remove traces of metal
  • Finnish: poistaa metalli — remove traces of metal
  • French: démétalliser — remove traces of metal