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Noun: carbonisation  ,kaa(r)-bu-nI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: carbonization)
  1. The destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)
    - carbonization

Derived forms: carbonisations

Type of: destructive distillation

Encyclopedia: Carbonisation