recarburize

American  

[ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh-] / riˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -bjə- /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• recarburization
  noun
• recarburizer
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of recarburize

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize

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Example Sentences

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recarburizing

Further additions of recarburizing material are added as needed to meet the analysis.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin

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