Present participle of carbonize; the ongoing process of converting something into carbon.
From carbonize + -ing (gerund and present participle suffix). The -ing form is fundamental to English, indicating action in progress.
Backyard barbecues are tiny demonstrations of carbonizing wood—the white ash you see is almost pure mineral that remained after carbon burned away, showing that 'ash' isn't nothing but the inorganic leftovers.
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