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

Derived forms: carbonizations

Type of: destructive distillation

Encyclopedia: Carbonization

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