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carburize
[ kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]
/ ˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /
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verb (used with object), car·bu·rized, car·bu·riz·ing.
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Also especially British, car·bu·rise .
Origin of carburize
First recorded in 1880–90; carbur(et) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM carburize
car·bu·ri·za·tion, nouncar·bu·riz·er, nounWords nearby carburize
carburet, carburetant, carburetion, carburetor, carburettor, carburize, carby, carbylamine, carcajou, carcanet, car card
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How to use carburize in a sentence
Bessemer's next difficulty was to carburize his pure iron, and thus to make it into steel.
Stories of Invention|Edward E. Hale
British Dictionary definitions for carburize
carburize
carburise
/ (ˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz, -bə-) /
verb
another word for carbonize (def. 2), carbonize (def. 3)
(tr) to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
Derived forms of carburize
carburization or carburisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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