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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.

Nearby words

  1. recapitulate,
  2. recapitulation,
  3. recapitulation theory,
  4. recaption,
  5. recapture,
  6. recast,
  7. recce,
  8. recco,
  9. reccy,
  10. recd
Also especially British, re·car·bu·rise.

Origin of recarburize

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize
Related formsre·car·bu·ri·za·tion, nounre·car·bu·riz·er, noun
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