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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Carburize

/(kär"bū̇*rīz)/ · Car·bu·rize · IPA
01 v. t. To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible …
imp. & p. p. Carburized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carburizing
  1. 1.
    To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of volatile hydrocarbons.(Chem.)