recarburize

[ ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]

/ riˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /

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

to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.

Words nearby recarburize

recapitulate, recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd, recd., recede

Also especially British, re·car·bu·rise.

Origin of recarburize

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize

OTHER WORDS FROM recarburize

re·car·bu·ri·za·tion, nounre·car·bu·riz·er, noun

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