calorizing

calorizing is the present participle and gerund of calorize.

Meaning of calorize

calorize (third-person singular simple present calorizes, present participle calorizing, simple past and past participle calorized)

To form a protective surface on (a ferrous metal) by coating with aluminum powder and then heating.
- He finds that materials that have been mechanically worked calorize better than cast material.1927, United States National Bureau of Standards, Light metals and alloys: Aluminum. Magnesium, page 39

calorize (third-person singular simple present calorizes, present participle calorizing, simple past and past participle calorized)

(dated, intransitive) To follow a diet that focuses on the number of calories in food.
- She too is calorizing. She will retain her flapper figure--- and starve herself to do it!1926, Pennsylvania's Health - Volume 4
(transitive) To provide information about the number of calories in (a food item).
- Candy calorized has endeavored to show a woman that she puts on no more pounds eating candy than she does eating something else.1932, The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal - Volume 25, page 240
(transitive) To make (food) with high-calorie ingredients.
- While calorized feeds for poultry were being developed, scientists were also looking into an improved milk replacer for calves.1959, Poultry and Farm Supply World - Volumes 36-37, page 17

What is calorizing the present participle and gerund of?: Calorizing is the present participle and gerund of calorize.

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