VERB | change | carbonise, carbonize, carburize, carburise | unite with carbon |
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change | carbonise, carbonize | turn into carbon, as by burning |
Meaning | Unite with carbon. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | carbonize, carburize, carburise | |
Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Spanish | carbonizarse | |
Catalan | carbonitzar-se, carbonitzar, carburar | |
Nouns | carbon | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms |
Meaning | Turn into carbon, as by burning. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonym | carbonize | |
Entails | heat, hot up, heat up | gain heat or get hot |
Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Spanish | calcinarse, carbonizarse, carbonizar | |
Catalan | calcinar, carbonitzar-se, carbonitzar | |
Nouns | carbon | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms |
carbonisation | the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) |
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