carbonization bed (karbonizashonbed)

In charcoal - burning, a rectangular wooden box, higher at the rear than at the front, containing wood covered with a layer of earth. It has a hearth at the front or lower end, and forms a kind of kiln; the fire gradually extends backward from the hearth, and the charcoal is withdrawn as fast as it is made. carbonize (kär'bo-niz), v. t.; pret. and pp. car bonized, ppr. carbonizing. [ Also spelled carbonise . Carbonizing-furnace, an apparatus for carbonizing wood, disintegrating rocks, etc. E. H. Knight. carbonizer (kär'bo-ni-zer), n. A tank of benzol or other hydrocarbon, through which air is pa ed to carry off an inflammable vapor. E. D. Also spelled carboniser .