The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carburize
Carburize \Car"bu*rize\ (k[aum]r"b[-u]*r[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carburized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carburizing.] (Chem.) To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of volatile hydrocarbons.
Wiktionary
carburize
vb. 1 To treat or react with carbon 2 To carbonize
WordNet
Usage examples of "carburize".
So long before being forwarded to Tampa Town, the iron ore, molten in the great furnaces of Coldspring, and brought into contact with coal and silicium heated to a high temperature, was carburized and transformed into cast iron.