Inglês

carbonize

gb/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/ us/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/
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Verbo C1 action
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burn until it becomes charred

To burn something so it becomes black and charred.

Padrão de uso: carbonize [something]
Erro comum:
Do not confuse carbonize (burn/char) with carbonate (make fizzy or form a carbonate).
Sinônimos
char (More common and less technical.) | blacken (Emphasizes turning black, not necessarily forming carbon.) | scorch (Often suggests surface burning rather than deep charring.)
Colocações
carbonize the surface |carbonize the wood |carbonize a layer |carbonize the paper |carbonize the coating |carbonize the material |carbonize the edges |carbonize completely
Temas
daily_life |cooking |materials
Exemplos
  • If you leave the paper too close to the flame, it will carbonize in seconds.
  • The intense heat carbonized the wooden beam and weakened the structure.
  • A short circuit can carbonize insulation and create a fire risk.
Exemplos para estudantes
  • The toast carbonized because I forgot it.
  • High heat can carbonize wood.
Verbo C1 action
2

overcook food until it chars

To cook food so much that it becomes black and burnt.

Padrão de uso: carbonize [food]
Erro comum:
Learners often use carbonize when they simply mean brown; carbonize means burn/char, not lightly toast.
Sinônimos
burn (More general; carbonize emphasizes charring.) | overcook (Broader; may not imply black charring.)
Antônimos
undercook (Opposite in cooking outcome (not cooked enough).)
Colocações
carbonize the toast |carbonize the crust |carbonize the steak |carbonize the onions |carbonize the pizza |carbonize the sugar |carbonize the bottom
Temas
cooking |food
Exemplos
  • I carbonized the garlic by leaving it in the pan for too long.
  • The grill was too hot and carbonized the outside of the burgers.
  • If the heat is uneven, the bottom can carbonize before the center is done.
Exemplos para estudantes
  • I carbonized the toast.
  • Don’t carbonize the chicken.
Verbo technical C2 process
3

convert organic matter to carbon

To heat a material so it becomes mostly carbon.

Padrão de uso: carbonize [material] (at/in/under [temperature/conditions])
Erro comum:
Carbonize is not the same as incinerate; incinerate burns to ash, while carbonize often means controlled heating that leaves carbon.
Sinônimos
pyrolyze (More technical; specifically heating in the absence of oxygen.) | char (Often used for the resulting effect; less explicit about controlled processing.)
Antônimos
decarbonize (Means remove carbon rather than create carbon-rich material.)
Colocações
carbonize biomass |carbonize waste |carbonize organic matter |carbonize at high temperature |carbonize under low oxygen |carbonize in a kiln |carbonize to produce charcoal |carbonize the feedstock
Temas
science |industry |environment
Exemplos
  • The process carbonizes coconut shells to make activated carbon.
  • Researchers carbonized agricultural waste to create a porous carbon material.
  • The fibers were carbonized in a furnace to improve heat resistance.
Exemplos para estudantes
  • They carbonize wood to make charcoal.
Verbo technical C2 process
4

turn a substance into carbon

To change something so it becomes carbon.

Padrão de uso: carbonize [substance]
Erro comum:
Do not confuse carbonize (form carbon) with carbonize in climate contexts; that is usually decarbonize (reduce carbon emissions).
Sinônimos
carbonize (Standard term in materials/chemistry for forming carbon from a precursor.)
Antônimos
oxidize (Often converts carbon into carbon oxides rather than elemental carbon.)
Colocações
carbonize the residue |carbonize the deposit |carbonize the compound |carbonize the polymer |carbonize a precursor
Temas
chemistry |science
Exemplos
  • Under extreme heat, the sugar can carbonize, leaving a black carbon residue.
  • The polymer was treated to carbonize it into a conductive carbon network.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
carbonize
AFI
GB/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/
US/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/
Sílabas e tonicidade
car - bon - ize (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (car)
Formas da palavra
Verb
  • Base: carbonize
  • 3rd Person Singular: carbonizes
  • Present Participle: carbonizing
  • Past: carbonized
  • Past Participle: carbonized
Família de palavras
Forms
carbonizes verb carbonizing verb carbonized verb
Core family
carbon noun B1 carbonization noun
Related words
carbonate verb carbonation noun carbonated adjective
Negative and opposite forms
decarbonize verb decarbonization noun C1
Advanced or less common
carbonic adjective carbonaceous adjective
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