noun.
The destructive distillation of bituminous coal, done in the absence of air in order to obtain coke and other fractions having a greater percentage of carbon than the original material.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In cytology, a method of reducing the cell-wall in plants by charring.
noun.
The operation of converting wood or other organic substance into coal or charcoal.
noun.
Same as carburization.
noun.
Same as carbonation. Also spelled carbonisation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act or process of carbonizing.
noun.
the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens).