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carburize Definition

car·bu·rize (kärbyo̵̅o̅ rīz′, -bə-)

transitive verb carburized -·rized′, carburizing -·riz′·ing

  1. carburet (sense )
  2. to treat or combine with carbon; esp., to treat (iron) by heating in contact with carbon in making case-hardened steel

Etymology: < Fr carbure, carbide, hydrocarbon + -ize

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