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car⋅bon⋅ize

  [kahr-buh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use carbonize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon.
2. to coat or enrich with carbon.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become carbonized.
Also, especially British, car⋅bon⋅ise.

Origin:
1800–10; carbon + -ize

Related forms:
car⋅bon⋅iz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
car⋅bon⋅iz⋅er, noun
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car·bon·ize   (kär'bə-nīz')   
tr.v.   car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing, car·bon·iz·es

  1. To reduce or convert a carbon-containing substance to carbon, as by partial burning.

  2. To coat or combine with carbon.

car'bon·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: car·bon·ize
Variant: or British car·bon·ise /'kär-b&-"nIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
transitive senses
: to convert into carbon or a carbonic residuecarbonize intransitive senses
: to become carbonized or charred —car·bon·iza·tion or British car·bon·isa·tion /"kär-b&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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