Carburize

Car″bu‐rize (kär″bū̍‐rīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Carburized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Carburizing.] (Chem.) To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; — said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of volatile hydrocarbons.