carbonize

[kahr-buh-nahyz]

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verb (used with object)

to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon.

to coat or enrich with carbon.

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verb (used without object)

to become carbonized.

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Also, especially British, car·bon·ise.

Origin:
1800–10; carbon + -ize

Related forms

car·bon·iz·a·ble, adjective

car·bon·iz·er, noun

un·car·bon·ized, adjective

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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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