'Carbonizing' definitions:

Definition of 'Carbonizing'

From: GCIDE
  • Carbonize \Car"bon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.] [Cf. F. carboniser.]
  • 1. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation. [1913 Webster]

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