carboniser — meaning in English

English meaning

• char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.

Senses

carboniser is used for these senses in English:

• burn down (transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
• char (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

char — full definition

1. verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
2. noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.

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