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Boucherize

Boucherize verb: to impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.

Verb

Boucherize (third-person singular simple present Boucherizes, present participle Boucherizing, simple past and past participle Boucherized)

  1. (dated, transitive) To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.

Forms of Boucherize

third-person singular presentBoucherizes
present participleBoucherizing
past participleBoucherized
pastBoucherized

Origin of Boucherize

After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process, + -ize.

Questions about Boucherize

What does Boucherize mean?
Boucherize means to impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.
What part of speech is Boucherize?
Boucherize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Boucherize?
The past tense of Boucherize is Boucherized.

Words near Boucherize in the dictionary

  1. bouched
  2. Boucher
  3. boucherie
  4. Boucherie process
  5. boucheries
  6. Boucherize
  7. Boucherized
  8. Boucherizes
  9. Boucherizing
  10. Bouchers
  11. Boucherville

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