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carbonify

carbonify verb: to convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.

Verb

carbonify (third-person singular simple present carbonifies, present participle carbonifying, simple past and past participle carbonified)

  1. To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.

Forms of carbonify

third-person singular presentcarbonifies
present participlecarbonifying
past participlecarbonified
pastcarbonified

Origin of carbonify

From carbon + -ify.

Questions about carbonify

What does carbonify mean?
Carbonify means to convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
What part of speech is carbonify?
Carbonify is a verb.
What is the past tense of carbonify?
The past tense of carbonify is carbonified.

Words near carbonify in the dictionary

  1. carboniferous
  2. carbonific
  3. carbonification
  4. carbonifics
  5. carbonifies
  6. carbonify
  7. carbonigenous
  8. carbonimide
  9. carbonimidic
  10. carboning
  11. Carbonis

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