carbonizing
present participle ofcarbonize
carbonize
verb[IorT]
(UKusuallycarbonise)uk/ˈkɑː.bən.aɪz/us/ˈkɑːr.bən.aɪz/tochangeor bechangedtocarbonbyburning,heating, or duringfossilization(= theprocessof beingpreservedinrockover alongperiod):
Coalbedsarevastdepositsof carbonizedvegetablematter.
Grease willbuildup and carbonize on thebottomof thepan.
Brownthesteakbuttrynot to carbonize it.
- Heanalyzedcarbonizedscrapsoffabricfrom theburialsite.
- Get thepanreallyhotandbrieflycarbonize theoutsideof thefish.
- Severallargepiecesofpartiallycarbonisedcarbonizedwoodwerefound.
- Anyfoodstuckto thegrillwill have carbonisedcarbonized .
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- nuclear fission
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify
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Examplesofcarbonizing
carbonizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
As they necessarily lack thecarbonizingor seasoning of the classic steel or iron wok, non-stick woks do not impart the distinctive taste or sensation of wok hei.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bamboo briquette charcoal is made of bamboo residue, for example, bamboo dust, saw powder etc., by compressing the residue into sticks of a certain shape andcarbonizingthe sticks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecarbonizingprocess can reduce the floor's final hardness significantly compared to non-carbonized bamboo, rendering it softer than some pines and softer than more common red oak.
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