单词 | carbonization |
释义 | carbonizationn. 1. The action or process of converting an organic material into (mere) carbon, charcoal, or coke; an instance of this; the state of being reduced to carbon. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > consumption by fire > to carbon carbonization1799 charring1802 1799 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Oct. 302 Why turf, the weakest of all fuel, acquires, by a good carbonization, the property of welding large pieces of iron better than charcoal? 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 351 The heat of the tuff..was proved by the carbonization of the timber, corn, papyrus-rolls..there discovered. 1889 Lancet 12 Oct. 759/1 A charcoal powder obtained by the careful carbonisation of poplar tree wood. 1934 Times 5 Jan. 14/3 The carbonization of this total of 600,000 tons of coal a year will yield about 420,000 tons of coalite. 1961 J. Stubblefield Davies's Introd. Palaeontol. (ed. 3) xii. 255 Hard organic tissues generally undergo some degree of carbonization. 2003 World Archaeol. 34 543 Plant remains found during excavations in Central Europe,..preserved by carbonization or waterlogging. 2. Chiefly Metallurgy. The process of combining with carbon or carbon dioxide; carburization. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemical processes or reactions > [noun] > carbonization carburet1788 carbonation1813 carbonization1839 carburization1852 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1174 For correcting the too high carbonization of steel,..the metal requires merely to be imbedded, at a cementing heat, in oxide of iron or manganese. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 899 (Steel) The carbonization or conversion is effected, as it were, in layers. 1911 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 25 242 Steel is the result of the carbonization of iron. 1928 Lancet 6 Oct. 735/2 Both forms of steel..are made by the cementation or carbonisation of Swedish wrought iron. 1961 World Politics 13 405 The sector showing the smallest decline..was iron and steel, where coke is required for carbonization purposes. 1998 Public Wks. (Nexis) 15 Apr. b60 The chemical reaction that causes the alkalinity near the surface of the concrete to be reduced by reaction with..carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide under moist conditions. This reaction results in carbonization. 3. The action or process of infusing a liquid with carbon dioxide; the state of being so infused. Now rare. ΚΠ 1849 Lancet 22 Sept. 319/1 Increasing carbonization of the blood and diminution of its quantity in the arterial system. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 182 These changes of the blood..its secondary excessive carbonization. 1893 Science 28 July 48/1 The coffee is too green, and the fermentation too violent; in such cases there is always carbonization..and abundant fumes (carbonic gases) fill the ship. 1986 Patient Care (Nexis) 15 Mar. 89 In addition to the caffeine in diet cola drinks, the sugar substitutes and carbonization may play some role in pruritus ani. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1799 |
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