carbonific
UK/ˌkɑː.bəˈnɪf.ɪk/US/ˌkɑɹ.bəˈnɪf.ɪk/
carbonific adjective: decomposing to create a greater volume of carbon than the volume of the original material.
Adjective
carbonific (not comparable)
- Decomposing to create a greater volume of carbon than the volume of the original material
- The coating contains a carbonific compound that reacts with the intumescent catalyst to form a carbon residue, and a spumific compound that decomposes to produce large quantities of gas.1978, Anthony Joseph Papa, Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials - Volume 4, page 93
- The coating contains a carbonific compound that reacts with the intumescent catalyst to form a carbon residue, and a spumific compound that decomposes to produce large quantities of gas.1979, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee of Fire Safety Aspects of Polymeric Materials, Elements of Polymer Fire Safety and Guide to the Designer, page 49
Noun
carbonific (plural carbonifics)
- A compound that decomposes to produce a mass of carbon with a greater volume than the original compound.
- The resultant acid reacts with the carbonific.1977, Norman I. Gaynes, Testing of organic coatings, page 244
- The phosphoric acid formed by heating the phosphate reacts with the carbonific to accelerate the char formation.1983, M. Lieff, Fire Resistive Coatings: The Need for Standards : a Symposium, →ISBN
Forms of carbonific
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Origin of carbonific
From carbon + -ific.
Words that rhyme with carbonific
- specific
- prolific
- calorific
- colorific
- hieroglyphic
- honorific
- scientific
- terrific
- -ific
- biospecific
- calcific
- dolorific
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- febrific
- interspecific
- morbific
- organific
- pacific
- signific
- soporific
- sudorific
- triglyphic
- trispecific
- unterrific
- vaporific
- acidific
- algific
- allospecific
- anaglyphic
- anticalcific
- antiprolific
- aspecific
- aurific
- bioscientific
- bispecific
- chylific
- classific
- coelanaglyphic
- conspecific
- cornific
- cospecific
- crapperific
- damnific
- deific
- diaglyphic
- ditriglyphic
- frigorific
- geoglyphic
- grandific
- hipsterific
- horrific
- humilific
- inspecific
- lactific
- lapidific
- lithoglyphic
- lucific
- lucrific
- mirific
- nanospecific
- omnific
Questions about carbonific
- What does carbonific mean?
- Carbonific means decomposing to create a greater volume of carbon than the volume of the original material.
- What part of speech is carbonific?
- Carbonific can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce carbonific?
- Carbonific is pronounced /ˌkɑː.bəˈnɪf.ɪk/ (UK).
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