recarbonize

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ carbonize.

Verb

recarbonize (third-person singular simple present recarbonizes, present participle recarbonizing, simple past and past participle recarbonized)

1. (transitive) To carbonize again; to restore carbon to.

   Synonym: (of iron or steel) recarburize

   Coordinate terms: carbonize, decarbonize

   to recarbonize iron in converting it to high-carbon steel

Related terms

• carburization
• recarbonate
• recarbonization (noun)
• recarburization

 

References

• “recarbonize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.