51Թ

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recarburize

[ ree-kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh- ]

verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.
recarburized, recarburizing.
  1. to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·b··tDz noun
  • ·b·e noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recarburize1

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + carburize
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Example Sentences

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Manganese ores are used mainly in the manufacture of steel, the alloys spiegeleisen and ferromanganese being added to the molten steel after treatment in the Bessemer converter and open-hearth furnace in order to recarburize and purify the metal.

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