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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A compound of carbon and nitrogen with some other element: as, silicon carbonitride, Si2C2N, which is formed by heating silicon, carbon, and nitrogen together.

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  • verb To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen.

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