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carburizing
Variant of carburize
carburize
definition
car·bu·rize (kär′byo̵̅o̅ rīz′, -bə-)
transitive verb carburized -·rized′, carburizing -·riz′·ing
- carburet (sense )
- 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
Related Forms:
- carburization car′·bu·ri·za′·tion noun
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