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ALL meanings of carburize

car·bu·rize
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  • verb carburize to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment 3
  • verb transitive carburize carburet (sense 2) 3
  • verb transitive carburize to treat or combine with carbon; esp., to treat (iron) by heating in contact with carbon in making case-hardened steel 3
  • noun carburize Add carbon to (iron or steel), in particular by heating in the presence of carbon to harden the surface. 1
  • verb with object carburize to cause to unite with carbon. 1
  • verb with object carburize to carburet. 1
  • verb carburize To treat or react with carbon. 0
  • verb carburize To carbonize. 0
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