de|car|bon|ize — «dee KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove carbon (from); decarburize: »Iron is decarbonized in making steel … Useful english dictionary
car´bon|iz´er — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… … Useful english dictionary
car´bon|i|za´tion — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… … Useful english dictionary
car´bon|iz´a|ble — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… … Useful english dictionary
bon — am·bon; am·bon·ite; ar·a·bon·ic; bon·aght; bon·ail·ie; bon·a·ven·ture; bon·a·vist; bon·bon; bon·bon; bon·bon·nière; bon·bon·nière; bon·dar; bon·dieu·se·rie; bon·do; bon·don; bon·duc; bon·er; bon·fire; bon·gar; bon·grace; bon·ham; bon·heur;… … English syllables
carbonize — car·bon·ize … English syllables
carbonize — car·bon·ize or Brit car·bon·ise kär bə .nīz vb, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing vt to convert into carbon or a carbonic residue vi to become carbonized or charred car·bon·iza·tion or Brit car·bon·isa·tion .kär bə nə zā shən n * * *… … Medical dictionary
carbonize — car•bon•ize [[t]ˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) chem. to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon 2) chem. to coat or enrich with carbon 3) chem. to become carbonized • Etymology: 1800–10 car′bon•iz er, n … From formal English to slang
carbonize — car|bon|ize also ise BrE [ˈka:bənaız US ˈka:r ] v [I and T] to change or make something change into ↑carbon by burning it without air >carbonized adj >carbonization [ˌka:bənaıˈzeıʃən US ˌka:rbənə ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
decarbonize — de•car•bon•ize [[t]diˈkɑr bəˌnaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing chem. decarburize • Etymology: 1815–25 de•car′bon•i•za′tion, n. de•car′bon•iz er, n … From formal English to slang