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burnettize

burnettize verb: to subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.

Verb

burnettize (third-person singular simple present burnettizes, present participle burnettizing, simple past and past participle burnettized)

  1. (transitive) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.

Forms of burnettize

third-person singular presentburnettizes
present participleburnettizing
past participleburnettized
pastburnettized

Origin of burnettize

From Burnett + -ize, after Sir William Burnett, inventor of the process.

Questions about burnettize

What does burnettize mean?
Burnettize means to subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.
What part of speech is burnettize?
Burnettize is a verb.
What is the past tense of burnettize?
The past tense of burnettize is burnettized.

Words near burnettize in the dictionary

  1. Burnett salmon
  2. Burnette
  3. Burnettes
  4. Burnettian
  5. burnettise
  6. burnettize
  7. burnettized
  8. burnettizes
  9. burnettizing
  10. Burnewang
  11. Burney

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