carbonise
Turn to carbon
Carbonise is the British spelling of carbonize, meaning to convert into carbon or charcoal by heating.
Wood carbonises when burned in limited oxygen.
Toast carbonises when left too long in the toaster.
The term applies in chemistry and cooking alike: The vegetables had carbonised to black crisps.
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- charringBurning surface black
- blackenMake or become dark
- scorchBurn superficially
- charBurn without destroying
singe · coke · carbonaceous · kiln · anoxic · retort · biochar · briquette
Damage by heat
- incinerateBurn to nothing
- igniteStart burning something
- flameBurning gas made visible
- fireCombustion with flames
blaze · smolder · embers · cinder · ash · soot · smoke · oxidize
Becoming rock-like
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
bituminous · fossil fuels · organic matter · sedimentary · geological · preservation · compression · burial
pyrolysis
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
char · singe · coke · carbonaceous · kiln · anoxic · retort · biochar · briquette · coking
burn
Damage by heat
- incinerateBurn to nothing
- igniteStart burning something
- flameBurning gas made visible
fire · blaze · smolder · embers · cinder · ash · soot · smoke · oxidize · kindle
petrification
Becoming rock-like
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
anthracite · bituminous · fossil fuels · organic matter · sedimentary · geological · preservation · compression · burial
carboniseundercook
Heat insufficiently
blanch · warm · keep cool · refrigerate · freeze
- carbonic acidDissolved CO2 in water
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