| 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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