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graphitizing

graphitizing is the present participle and gerund of graphitize.

Meaning of graphitize

Verb

graphitize (third-person singular simple present graphitizes, present participle graphitizing, simple past and past participle graphitized)

  1. To convert to graphite.
  2. To coat with graphite.

Noun

graphitizing (uncountable)

  1. The conversion of some of the carbon in steel to graphite in the process of annealing

Questions about graphitizing

What does graphitizing mean?
Graphitizing means the conversion of some of the carbon in steel to graphite in the process of annealing.
What is graphitizing the present participle and gerund of?
Graphitizing is the present participle and gerund of graphitize.
What part of speech is graphitizing?
Graphitizing is a noun.

Words near graphitizing in the dictionary

  1. graphitization
  2. graphitizations
  3. graphitize
  4. graphitized
  5. graphitizes
  6. graphitizing
  7. graphitoid
  8. graphitoidal
  9. graphium
  10. graphiums
  11. graphix

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