Carbonization

noun

1. The process of carbonizing.
2. 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.
3. In cytology, a method of reducing the cell-wall in plants by charring.
4. The operation of converting wood or other organic substance into coal or charcoal.
5. Same as carburization.