carbonify

C3A1R1B3O1N1I1F4Y4

verb

To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbcarbonify (third-person singular simple present carbonifies, present participle carbonifying, simple past and past participle carbonified)

present singular third person carbonifies · participle present carbonifying · participle past carbonified · past carbonified

  1. To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Englishcarbonify

From carbon + -ify.

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APA

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Chicago

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