CARBURIZE

carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise

(verb) unite with carbon; “carburize metal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

carburize (third-person singular simple present carburizes, present participle carburizing, simple past and past participle carburized)

To treat or react with carbon

To carbonize

Source: Wiktionary


Car"bu*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carburized; p. pr. & vb. N. Carburizing.] (Chem.)

Definition: To combine wtih carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of valatile hydrocarbons.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARAMAGNET

(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it


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