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carbonization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of carbonizing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carbonation

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carbonisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: destructive distillation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh3-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English carbonization From carbon + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: овъгляване (ovǎgljavane) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 碳化 (taan3 faa3) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Chinese: 碳化 (thòan-hòa) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳化 (tànhuà) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Galician: carbonización — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Greek: ανθράκωση (anthrákosi) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Italian: carbonizzazione — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Japanese: 炭化 (tanka) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Japanese: 炭素転化 — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Korean: 탄화 (tanhwa) — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Malay: pengkarbonan — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Malay: karbonisasi — the act or process of carbonizing
  • Polish: karbonizacja — the act or process of carbonizing