carbonize
verbUK /ˈkɑːbən.aɪz/ · US /ˈkɑɹ.bən.aɪz/
Etymology From carbon + -ize.
1
To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.
- Near-synonyms: charcoalize, char
2
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To react something with carbon.
- Derived terms
- carbonizable, carbonization, carbonizer, decarbonization, decarbonize, recarbonize
- Related terms
- pyrolyse