carbonization

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly UK) carbonisation

Etymology

From carbon +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

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Noun

carbonization (countable and uncountable, plural carbonizations)

1. The act or process of carbonizing.

   Synonym: carbonation

   • 2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner's Bible: A Restaurant Guide for Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, la Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs, Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250:

     The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic.

Derived terms

• decarbonization
• hydrocarbonization
• recarbonization

Related terms

• carbonification
• carburization

Translations

the act or process of carbonizing

Bulgarian: овъгляване n (ovǎgljavane) Chinese: Cantonese: 碳化 (taan3 faa3) Hokkien: 碳化 (thòaⁿ-hòa) Mandarin: 碳化 (zh) (tànhuà) Galician: carbonización (gl) f Greek: ανθράκωση (el) f (anthrákosi) Italian: carbonizzazione (it) f Japanese: 炭化 (ja) (たんか, tanka), 炭素転化 Korean: 탄화(炭化) (ko) (tanhwa) Malay: pengkarbonan, karbonisasi

See also

• charcoalization

Further reading

• carbonization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia