| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb carbonize.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (carbonize) | 1. Unite with carbon.[Wordnet]. 2. Turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal".[Wordnet]. 3. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.[Websters]. 4. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: carbonizing, carbonized, carbonizes, carbonizer, carbonizers, carbonizingly and carbonizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "CARBONIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CARBONIZING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | The reduction of a substance to carbon by subjecting it to intense heat in a closed vessel. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
