degrease
Strip away fat
Degrease means to remove grease, oil, or other fatty residues from a surface.
The term appears most often in cooking and mechanical contexts: you might degrease a pan of drippings before making gravy, or degrease engine parts before reassembly.
Degrease the skillet by blotting with paper towels.
Various solvents and detergents are marketed as degreasers for industrial and household cleaning.
Disperse into liquid
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- rinseWash without scrubbing
wipe · spray · soak · agitate · scrub · extract · emulsify · neutralize
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- oven cleanerSolvent for baked-on grease
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
stovetop · exhaust hood · baking soda · vinegar · hot water · soap · detergent · scourer
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- engine blockMain casting of motor
- crankcaseEngine's lower enclosure
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
transmission · bearings · chassis · differential · cylinder head · gunk · buildup · chain
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- alkalineHaving high pH
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
concentrate · dispersant · chelate · ultrasonic · aqueous · trichloroethylene · manufacturing · machining
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
rinse · wipe · spray · soak · agitate · scrub · extract · emulsify · neutralize · flush
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- oven cleanerSolvent for baked-on grease
grime · stovetop · exhaust hood · baking soda · vinegar · hot water · soap · detergent · scourer · microfiber
solvent
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- engine blockMain casting of motor
- crankcaseEngine's lower enclosure
gasket · transmission · bearings · chassis · differential · cylinder head · gunk · buildup · chain · sprocket
emulsify
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- alkalineHaving high pH
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
biodegradable · concentrate · dispersant · chelate · ultrasonic · aqueous · trichloroethylene · manufacturing · machining · CNC
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- screen printingsilkscreen, serigraphy, stencil, squeegee, mesh screen
- removeremove, peel, strip, scrape, take off
- surface treatmentselectroplating, anodizing, galvanizing, chrome plating, nickel plating