carbothermic

adjective

car·​bo·​ther·​mic

¦kärbō¦thərmik

variants or less commonly carbothermal

-məl

: relating to a process for producing magnesium by reduction of magnesia with carbon at high temperatures

Word History

Etymology

carb- + thermic or thermal

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