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carbonization
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carbonization \Car`bon*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. carbonisation.]
The act or process of carbonizing.
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the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens).
Syn: carbonisation.
Wiktionary
alt. The act or process of carbonizing. n. The act or process of carbonizing.
WordNet
n. the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) [syn: carbonisation]
Wikipedia
Carbonization (or carbonisation) is the term for the conversion of an organic substance into carbon or a carbon-containing residue through pyrolysis or destructive distillation. It is often used in organic chemistry with reference to the generation of coal gas and coal tar from raw coal. Fossil fuels generally are the products of the carbonization of vegetable matter. The term carbonization is also applied to the pyrolysis of coal to produce coke. Carbonization is also a stage in the charcoal making process, and is considered the most important step of all since it has such power to influence the whole process from the growing tree to the final distribution of charcoal to various sources.
In the wool processing industry, carbonising is the name for a chemical process by which vegetable matter is removed from wool, it is part of the wool scouring process.
Usage examples of "carbonization".
Methane in and of itself is an easily recognizable odor, a product of the decomposition of organic matter in swamps and other fun places, or a result of the carbonization of coal.
Precision demanded careful carbonization of several hundred representative sheets, weighing the ashes on analytical balances, averaging the results, and taking means and standard deviations.
Faint carbonization marks are visible where the envelope has been creased.
We may here briefly state that the ordinary method of preparing this valuable material of manufactures is by exposing iron bars, placed in contact with roughly-granulated charcoal, to an intense heat,— the process lasting for about a week, more or less, according to the degree of carbonization required.
Gingerly, I picked my way through the char-broiled junk, making a detailed map of the ruins, noting the degree of burning, general appearance, and carbonization of burned objects.
But it showed no signs of the carbonization or twisted metal that would have resulted from a hull-rending decompression.