CARBONISE

carbonize, carbonise

(verb) turn into carbon, as by burning; “carbonize coal”

carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise

(verb) unite with carbon; “carburize metal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

carbonise (third-person singular simple present carbonises, present participle carbonising, simple past and past participle carbonised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.

Anagrams

• conibears, escribano

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

14 December 2024

SINCERE

(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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