recarburize

[ ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]
/ riˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə- /

verb (used with object), re·car·bu·rized, re·car·bu·riz·ing. Metallurgy.

to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
Also especially British, re·car·bu·rise.

Origin of recarburize

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize

OTHER WORDS FROM recarburize

re·car·bu·ri·za·tion, noun re·car·bu·riz·er, noun

Words nearby recarburize

recapitulate, recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd, recd., recede