to delead

Examples

• All

• It's important to delead fuel before it is used in engines to prevent environmental damage.

• Out of the four alternatives evaluated, the consultant recommended the shrouded power tool to delead the pipe.

  Academic text (1998)

• This system was stationed in a flat-bed truck during nonpeak hours as the workers deleaded the elevated horizontal section of the water main.

  Academic text (1998)

• The water main, 24 inches in diameter in most sections and 2,165 feet in length, had approximately 13,515 square feet of surface area that required deleading.

  Academic text (1998)

• The company hired specialists to delead the paint in the historic building.

Synonyms

S

to strip

vsto delead

• Specialized

39 6.3

Remove a substance or part from material like soil

removes that particular toxic metal rather than general components or coatings

D

to decontaminate

vsto delead

• Specialized

9 7.0

To remove harmful substances from a place or thing to make it safe

focuses on removing a specific toxic metal for safety and environmental reasons

D

to decon

vsto delead

• Jargon

1 8.4

To remove dangerous substances from people, equipment, or areas

targets one toxic metal rather than all hazardous agents

D

to detoxicate

vsto delead

1 7.5

Take harmful substances out of something to make it safe

aims specifically at removing a particular toxic metal for safety

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology