Something that has been converted into carbon or charcoal through heating, or has had its organic matter transformed by heat or chemical treatment.
Past participle of carbonise. From carbon plus -ise plus -ed. British English formation used in chemistry and materials science since the 19th century.
Carbonised remains at archaeological sites are goldmines for scientists—they preserve DNA and proteins far better than fresh bone, letting us sequence genomes of people who died thousands of years ago in ways that fresh material couldn't.
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