Meanings
plural carbonizations · alternative carbonisation
- countableuncountableThe act or process of carbonizing.
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.
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 250Synonyms: carbonation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of carbonizing.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Englishcarbonization
Translations
Bulgarian овъгляване
- овъгляване (ovăgljavane)the act or process of carbonizing
Chinese Cantonese 碳化
- 碳化 (taan³ faa³)the act or process of carbonizing
Chinese Mandarin 碳化
- 碳化 (tànhuà)the act or process of carbonizing
Greek ανθράκωση
- ανθράκωση (anthrákosi)the act or process of carbonizing
Italian carbonizzazione
- carbonizzazionethe act or process of carbonizing
Japanese 炭化, 炭素転化
- 炭化 (tanka)the act or process of carbonizing
- 炭素転化the act or process of carbonizing
Korean 탄화
- 탄화 (tanhwa)the act or process of carbonizing
Malay pengkarbonan, karbonisasi
- pengkarbonanthe act or process of carbonizing
- karbonisasithe act or process of carbonizing
Polish karbonizacja
- karbonizacjathe act or process of carbonizing
Cite this entry
carbonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonization
“carbonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonization.
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