Examples of carbonize in a Sentence
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What happens to the carbon dioxide? CO2 has value on its own as an industrial gas, to carbonize soda or to help greenhouse crops grow faster.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
In Herculaneum, the heat of the eruption carbonized scrolls from a vast library thought to be owned by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
The heat of the eruption carbonized many scrolls, including two—now housed at the Institut de France—that were unearthed in the 1750s excavation of a villa some believe was owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
Solarization sounds relatively easy — just cover your grass in plastic for a couple of months and let the intense heat carbonize your lawn.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
As China races to de-carbonize its economy by 2060, the country is rapidly enacting comprehensive new reporting requirements.
—Henning Ohlsson, Forbes, 3 May 2022
Williams laid out an ambitious set of recommendations for the city to de-carbonize its energy portfolio.
—Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2021
The governor has had an easier time seeking to de-carbonize the electric grid.
—Stephen Singer, courant.com, 20 Dec. 2021
What isn’t clear, though, is how seriously investors can take these green bonds when the entities issuing them continue in parallel to make profits from fossil fuels that carbonize the climate.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2021
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
In Herculaneum, the heat of the eruption carbonized scrolls from a vast library thought to be owned by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
The heat of the eruption carbonized many scrolls, including two—now housed at the Institut de France—that were unearthed in the 1750s excavation of a villa some believe was owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
Solarization sounds relatively easy — just cover your grass in plastic for a couple of months and let the intense heat carbonize your lawn.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
As China races to de-carbonize its economy by 2060, the country is rapidly enacting comprehensive new reporting requirements.
—Henning Ohlsson, Forbes, 3 May 2022
Williams laid out an ambitious set of recommendations for the city to de-carbonize its energy portfolio.
—Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2021
The governor has had an easier time seeking to de-carbonize the electric grid.
—Stephen Singer, courant.com, 20 Dec. 2021
What isn’t clear, though, is how seriously investors can take these green bonds when the entities issuing them continue in parallel to make profits from fossil fuels that carbonize the climate.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2021
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First Known Use
1798, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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“Carbonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbonize. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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carbonize
verb
car·bon·ize
ˈkär-bə-ˌnīz 
carbonized; carbonizing
: to change or become changed into carbon
carbonization
noun
ˌkär-bə-nə-ˈzā-shən
Medical Definition
carbonize
verb
car·bon·ize
variants
or British carbonise
carbonized or British carbonised; carbonizing or British carbonising
: to become carbonized or charred
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