carbonized
past simple and past participle ofcarbonize
carbonize
verb[IorT]
(UKusuallycarbonise)uk/ˈkɑː.bən.aɪz/us/ˈkɑːr.bən.aɪz/tochangeor bechangedtocarbonbyburning,heating, or duringfossilization(= theprocessof beingpreservedinrockover alongperiod):
Coalbedsarevastdepositsof carbonizedvegetablematter.
Grease willbuildup and carbonize on thebottomof thepan.
Brownthesteakbuttrynot to carbonize it.
- Heanalyzedcarbonizedscrapsoffabricfrom theburialsite.
- Get thepanreallyhotandbrieflycarbonize theoutsideof thefish.
- Severallargepiecesofpartiallycarbonisedcarbonizedwoodwerefound.
- Anyfoodstuckto thegrillwill have carbonisedcarbonized .
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- nuclear fission
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify
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Burning, burnt & on fire
Examplesofcarbonized
carbonized
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The palynomorphs are, in general, poorly preserved, moderatelycarbonized, brown to dark brown, and often pyrite-impregnated.
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This allowed observation of opaque (carbonized) microfossils, and also assessment of the fossil nature of the isolated microstructures.
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A fine-grained, crudely stratified and reversely graded zone (30 cm thick) containing rarecarbonizedtwig and leaf fragments occurs at the base.
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Within the chamber, the matrix containing the sherds was dark black and appeared to consist of almost purecarbonizedmaterial with little soil intermixing.
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The relative abundance of uncarbonized plant specimens in association withcarbonizedmaterials is discussed.
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Our limited data suggest that the range of taxa represented bycarbonizedplant macrofossils preserved in the elite core contexts differs slightly from that of periphery.
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Carbonizedremains of maguey plants suggest that maguey fiber may have also been available for spinning.
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In addition, the core yielded a significantly larger volume ofcarbonizedmaterials, in spite of the fact that a greater number of flotation samples were recovered from the peripheral zone.
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A very lightweight whorl fabricated of coyol palm may indicate more specialized spinning, and acarbonizedwooden spindle and bone needles rounded out the spinning-and-weaving tool kit.
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Carbonizedplant seeds were found in hearths and living areas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A large voltage difference gradually creates a conductive leakage path across the surface of the material by forming acarbonizedtrack.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The scrolls are badlycarbonized, but a large number have been unrolled, with varying degrees of success.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A lucky find is a vessel from a pit containing thecarbonizedrests of a gruel made inter alia of acorns and meat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecarbonizedparticles are then activated by exposing them to an oxidizing agent, usually steam or carbon dioxide at high temperature.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The layer covering the apothecia is about 30 m thick, and made of blackened (carbonized) cells measuring 56 m in diameter.
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- lack of sophistication
- lack of specificity
- layer of meaning
- layer of paint
- layer of paint
- layer of plaster
- layer of protection
- layer of silt
- layer of snow
- layette
- lay-in
- lay-into
- lay into sb
- lay-into-sb
- lay into someone
- lay it on a bit thick
- lay-it-on-a-bit-thick
- lay-low
- layman
- layoff
- lay-off
- lay off (sth/sb)
- lay-off-sth-sb
- lay-on
- lay-on-the-line