Third person singular present tense of carbonize; causes something to become carbon or a carbon compound.
From carbonize (stem) + -s (third person singular present suffix). This is the regular present tense conjugation in English.
When a meteorite carbonizes organic compounds in the atmosphere during entry, it creates tiny carbon particles that seed clouds—proving that even space debris participates in reshaping Earth's chemistry.
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