NOUN | process | carbonization, carbonisation | the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) |
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Meaning | The destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens). | |
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Synonym | carbonisation | |
Broader | destructive distillation | heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products |
Spanish | carbonización | |
Catalan | carbonització | |
Verbs | carbonize | turn into carbon, as by burning |
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