Carburizing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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