carbonized

 [kahr-buh-nahyz]  

car·bon·ize

   [kahr-buh-nahyz] verb, car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing.
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.

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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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