recarburize

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[ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.

recarburized, recarburizing

to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.

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Other Word Forms

recarburization noun
recarburizer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recarburize¹

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize

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Example Sentences

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Manganese ores are used mainly in the manufacture of steel, the alloys spiegeleisen and ferromanganese being added to the molten steel after treatment in the Bessemer converter and open-hearth furnace in order to recarburize and purify the metal.

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recapture recast

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