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carbonisation

 

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Noun carbonisation has 1 sense
  1. carbonization, carbonisation - the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)
    --1 is a kind of destructive distillation
    Derived form: verb carbonise2

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Carbonisation

Description:

Carbonisation refers to the process of converting organic substances into carbon or producing carbon-containing residues. It involves heating the material in the absence of oxygen, causing it to decompose and leaving a residue consisting mostly of carbon.

Examples:

Noun:

The carbonisation of wood results in the production of charcoal.

Verb:

He carbonised the sugar by heating it in the laboratory.

Adjective:

The carbonised remains of the firewood were discovered by archaeologists.

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