CARBONIZING

Verb

carbonizing

present participle of carbonize

Source: Wiktionary


CARBONIZE

Car"bon*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. carboniser.]

1. To cover (an animal or vegatable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.

2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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