carburize

[kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh-]

verb (used with object), car·bu·rized, car·bu·riz·ing.

to cause to unite with carbon.

to carburet.

Also especially British, car·bu·rise.

Origin of carburize

First recorded in 1880–90; carbur(et) + -ize

Related formscar·bu·ri·za·tion, nouncar·bu·riz·er, noun

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Historical Examples of carburize

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

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 Formscarburization or carburisation, noun

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