carbonize

[ kahr-buh-nahyz ]

/ ˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR carbonize ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing.

to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon.

to coat or enrich with carbon.

verb (used without object), car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing.

to become carbonized.

Also especially British, car·bon·ise .

Origin of carbonize

First recorded in 1800–10; carbon + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM carbonize

car·bon·iz·a·ble, adjectivecar·bon·iz·er, nounun·car·bon·ized, adjective

Words nearby carbonize

carbonic anhydrase, Carboniferous, carbonium, carbonium ion, carbonization, carbonize, carbonless paper, carbon microphone, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide hemoglobin, carbon monoxide poisoning

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Example sentences from the Web for carbonize

To carbonize wood under a movable covering, the plan of meiler, or heaps, is employed very much in Germany.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
When the dust thus produced begins to carbonize, the pressure and velocity are increased.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various
He began to carbonize everything in nature that he could lay hands on.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
The material began to carbonize at a temperature of 140° to 150°.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

Empyreuma, the smell arising from organic matter when subjected to the action of fire, but not enough to carbonize it entirely.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for carbonize

carbonize

carbonise

/ (ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) /

verb

to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc

(tr) to enrich or coat (a substance) with carbon

(intr) to react or unite with carbon

Also (for senses 2, 3): carburize

Derived forms of carbonize

carbonization or carbonisation, nouncarbonizer or carboniser, noun

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单词	carbonize
释义	carbonize [ kahr-buh-nahyz ] / ˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carbonize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing. to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon. to coat or enrich with carbon. verb (used without object), car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing. to become carbonized. Also especially British, car·bon·ise . Origin of carbonize First recorded in 1800–10; carbon + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM carbonize car·bon·iz·a·ble, adjectivecar·bon·iz·er, nounun·car·bon·ized, adjective Words nearby carbonize carbonic anhydrase, Carboniferous, carbonium, carbonium ion, carbonization, carbonize, carbonless paper, carbon microphone, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide hemoglobin, carbon monoxide poisoning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carbonize To carbonize wood under a movable covering, the plan of meiler, or heaps, is employed very much in Germany. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure When the dust thus produced begins to carbonize, the pressure and velocity are increased. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883\|Various He began to carbonize everything in nature that he could lay hands on. Edison, His Life and Inventions\|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin The material began to carbonize at a temperature of 140° to 150°. Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)\|William Anderson Syme Empyreuma, the smell arising from organic matter when subjected to the action of fire, but not enough to carbonize it entirely. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various British Dictionary definitions for carbonize carbonize carbonise / (ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz) / verb to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc (tr) to enrich or coat (a substance) with carbon (intr) to react or unite with carbon Also (for senses 2, 3): carburize Derived forms of carbonize carbonization or carbonisation, nouncarbonizer or carboniser, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carbonize burn, cauterize, singe
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carbonize

verb (used with object), car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), car·bon·ized, car·bon·iz·ing.

Origin of carbonize

OTHER WORDS FROM carbonize

Words nearby carbonize

Example sentences from the Web for carbonize

British Dictionary definitions for carbonize

carbonise

verb

Derived forms of carbonize

Words related to carbonize