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carbonization

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car⋅bon⋅i⋅za⋅tion

  [kahr-buh-nuh-zey-shuhn]
–noun
1. formation of carbon from organic matter.
2. coal distillation, as in coke ovens.
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Origin:
1795–1805; carbonize + -ation
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car·bon·i·za·tion   (kär'bə-nĭ-zā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The process of carbonizing.

  2. The destructive distillation of bituminous coal, done in the absence of air in order to obtain coke and other fractions having a greater percentage of carbon than the original material.

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