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nitrocarburize

nitrocarburize verb: to harden the surface of (a ferrous metal) by diffusing nitrogen and carbon atoms into it.

Verb

nitrocarburize (third-person singular simple present nitrocarburizes, present participle nitrocarburizing, simple past and past participle nitrocarburized)

  1. To harden the surface of (a ferrous metal) by diffusing nitrogen and carbon atoms into it.

Forms of nitrocarburize

third-person singular presentnitrocarburizes
present participlenitrocarburizing
past participlenitrocarburized
pastnitrocarburized

Origin of nitrocarburize

From nitro- + carburize.

Questions about nitrocarburize

What does nitrocarburize mean?
Nitrocarburize means to harden the surface of (a ferrous metal) by diffusing nitrogen and carbon atoms into it.
What part of speech is nitrocarburize?
Nitrocarburize is a verb.
What is the past tense of nitrocarburize?
The past tense of nitrocarburize is nitrocarburized.

Words near nitrocarburize in the dictionary

  1. nitrocalcite
  2. nitrocarbol
  3. nitrocarbon
  4. nitrocarbons
  5. nitrocarburization
  6. nitrocarburize
  7. nitrocarburized
  8. nitrocarburizes
  9. nitrocarburizing
  10. nitrocefin
  11. nitrocellular

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