carburize
[ kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]
/ ˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /
verb (used with object), car·bu·rized, car·bu·riz·ing.
Also
especially British,
car·bu·rise.
Origin of carburize
First recorded in 1880–90;
carbur(et) +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM carburize
car·bu·ri·za·tion, noun car·bu·riz·er, nounWords nearby carburize
carburet,
carburetant,
carburetion,
carburetor,
carburettor,
carburize,
carby,
carbylamine,
carcajou,
carcanet,
carcas
Example sentences from the Web for carburize
Bessemer's next difficulty was to carburize his pure iron, and thus to make it into steel.
Stories of Invention |Edward E. Hale
British Dictionary definitions for carburize
carburize
carburise
/ (ˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz, -bə-) /
verb
another word for carbonize (def. 2), carbonize (def. 3)
(tr)
to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment