Definition of "carburizes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carburize. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Charcoal by itself carburizes slowly, consequently commercial compounds also contain certain "energizers" which give rapid penetration at lower temperatures."
• "Nickel steel carburizes more slowly than common steel, the nickel seeming to have the effect of slowing down the rate of penetration."