a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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carbonize or carbonise (ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz)

—vb
1.	to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
2.	(tr) to enrich or coat (a substance) with carbon
3.	(intr) to react or unite with carbon

carbonise or carbonise

—vb

carboni'zation or carbonise

—n

carboni'sation or carbonise

—n

'carbonizer or carbonise

—n

'carboniser or carbonise

—n

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