carbonify

kɑːrˈbɑːnɪfaɪ

carbonifiedcarbonifies

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Definition of carbonify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

chemistry

TECH.

convert a substance into carbon by burning

TECH.

The intense heat will carbonify the wood.

carbonize

char

incinerate

add charcoal

TECH.

impregnate or combine with carbon

TECH.

The process will carbonify the material for added strength.

carbonize

char

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Origin of carbonify

Latin, carbo (coal) + -ify (to make)

Examples of carbonify in a sentence

Over time, the pressure will carbonify the remains.
The engineers plan to carbonify the steel beams.
They used a special technique to carbonify the fabric.

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French:carboniser, imprégner de carbone, ...
German:verkohlen, mit Kohlenstoff imprägnieren, ...
Italian:carbonizzare, impregnare di carbonio, ...
Spanish:carbonizar, impregnar de carbono, ...
Portuguese:carbonizar, carbonificar, ...
Chinese:碳化, ...
Japanese:炭化させる, 炭素を含浸させる, ...
Arabic:كَرْبَنَ, شَبَّعَ بِالكَرْبُون, ...
Hebrew:לְפַחְמֵן, לְהַחְדִּיר פַּחְמָן, ...
Russian:карбонизировать, углеродить, ...
Ukrainian:перетворити на вуглець, карбонізувати, ...
Hindi:कार्बन में बदलना, कार्बन के साथ मिलाना, ...
Bengali:কার্বনিফাই করা, কার্বন দিয়ে মেশানো, ...
Catalan:carbonitzar, impregnar amb carboni, ...
Czech:karbonizovat, nauhličit, ...
Danish:karbonisere, imprægnere med kulstof, ...
Dutch:verkoolen, met koolstof impregneren, ...
Greek:καρβουνιάζω, εμποτίζω με άνθρακα, ...
Hungarian:elszenesíteni, szénnel kezelni, ...
Khmer:បំលែងទៅជាកាបូន, ផ្សំជាមួយកាបូន, ...
Korean:탄화시키다, 탄소화하다, ...
Persian:کربنی کرد, کربن دار کردن, ...
Polish:zwęglić, nasycić węglem, ...
Portuguese (BR):carbonizar, carbonificar, ...
Romanian:a carboniza, a carbura, ...
Swedish:förkolna, mätta med kol, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนเป็นคาร์บอน, ผสมกับคาร์บอน, ...
Turkish:karbonlaştırmak, karbonla zenginleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:hóa than, kết hợp với carbon, ...

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