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Verb: carbonize  'kaa(r)-bu,nIz
  1. (chemistry) unite with carbon
    "carbonize metal";
    - carbonise [Brit], carburize, carburise [Brit]
     
  2. Turn into carbon, as by burning
    "carbonize coal";
    - carbonise [Brit]

Derived forms: carbonizes, carbonized, carbonizing

Type of: change state, turn

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carbonic
carbonic acid
carbonic acid gas
carboniferous
Carboniferous
Carboniferous period
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carbonnade
carbonnade flamande
carbonous
carbonyl
carbonyl group
carbonylic
carborundum
carboxyl
carboxyl group
carboxylate