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electropolish

electropolish verb: to brighten (a metal) by the electrolytic removal of its surface.

Verb

electropolish (third-person singular simple present electropolishes, present participle electropolishing, simple past and past participle electropolished)

  1. (transitive) To brighten (a metal) by the electrolytic removal of its surface.

Forms of electropolish

third-person singular presentelectropolishes
present participleelectropolishing
past participleelectropolished
pastelectropolished

Origin of electropolish

From electro- + polish.

Questions about electropolish

What does electropolish mean?
Electropolish means to brighten (a metal) by the electrolytic removal of its surface.
What part of speech is electropolish?
Electropolish is a verb.
What is the past tense of electropolish?
The past tense of electropolish is electropolished.

Words near electropolish in the dictionary

  1. electropneumatic
  2. electropneumatically
  3. electropoion
  4. electropolar
  5. electropolarity
  6. electropolish
  7. electropolished
  8. electropolishes
  9. electropolishing
  10. electropollution
  11. electropolymerisation

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