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recarburize

American  
[ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh-] / riˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /
especially British, recarburise

verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.
recarburized, recarburizing

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

Other Word Forms

  • recarburization noun
  • recarburizer noun

Etymology

Origin of recarburize

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize

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