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nitrocarburizing

nitrocarburizing is the present participle and gerund of nitrocarburize.

Meaning of nitrocarburize

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.

Questions about nitrocarburizing

What is nitrocarburizing the present participle and gerund of?
Nitrocarburizing is the present participle and gerund of nitrocarburize.

Words near nitrocarburizing in the dictionary

  1. nitrocarbons
  2. nitrocarburization
  3. nitrocarburize
  4. nitrocarburized
  5. nitrocarburizes
  6. nitrocarburizing
  7. nitrocefin
  8. nitrocellular
  9. nitrocellulase
  10. nitrocellulose
  11. nitrocelluloses

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