carburize

[ kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]

verb (used with object),car·bu·rized, car·bu·riz·ing.
  1. to cause to unite with carbon.

Origin of carburize

1
First 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
  1. (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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