carburize
[ kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]
Origin of carburize
1First recorded in 1880–90; carbur(et) + -ize
- Also especially British, car·bu·rise .
Other words from carburize
- car·bu·ri·za·tion, noun
- car·bu·riz·er, noun
Words Nearby carburize
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How to use carburize in a sentence
Bessemer's next difficulty was to carburize his pure iron, and thus to make it into steel.
Stories of Invention | Edward E. Hale
British Dictionary definitions for carburize
carburize
carburise
/ (ˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz, -bə-) /
verb
another word for carbonize (def. 2), carbonize (def. 3)
(tr) to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
Derived forms of carburize
- carburization or carburisation, noun
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