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degrease

[ dee-grees, -greez ]

verb (used with object)

degreased, degreasing.
  1. to remove grease, oil, or the like, from, especially by treating with a chemical.


degrease

/ 徱ːˈɡː /

verb

  1. tr to remove grease from
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·𲹲İ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of degrease1

First recorded in 1885–90; de- + grease
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A few drops of dishwashing liquid and a plastic scrubber will remove any cooked-on bits and degrease your pan just enough to move on to the final cleaning step.

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The widely used dry-cleaning and degreasing solvent perc can be converted to useful chemicals by a new clean, safe and inexpensive procedure.

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“Based on the established chemical composition, it can be concluded that it was some kind of a washing or degreasing agent,” police said.

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Six days a week, over shifts as long as 12 hours, he stood in front of a rack of metal cylinders, degreasing their surfaces with paint thinner and buffing them with a handheld grinder.

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Need to do a full degrease of the oven?

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