depropanize

transitive verb

de·​pro·​pa·​nize

(ˈ)dē¦prōpəˌnīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to remove propane and sometimes lighter fractions from (something, such as cracked gasoline) by distillation

depropanizer

-zə(r)

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

de- + propane + -ize

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