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hot-dip

hot-dip noun: a method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc.

Noun

hot-dip (plural hot-dips)

  1. A method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc.

Verb

hot-dip (third-person singular simple present hot-dips, present participle hot-dipping, simple past and past participle hot-dipped)

  1. (transitive) To galvanize (metal objects, especially steel ones) by using this method.

Forms of hot-dip

Noun
pluralhot-dips
Verb
third-person singular presenthot-dips
present participlehot-dipping
past participlehot-dipped
pasthot-dipped

Questions about hot-dip

What does hot-dip mean?
Hot-dip means a method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc.
What part of speech is hot-dip?
Hot-dip can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hot-dip?
The plural of hot-dip is hot-dips.

Words near hot-dip in the dictionary

  1. hot-desk
  2. hot-desked
  3. hot-desker
  4. hot-deskers
  5. hot-desks
  6. hot-dip
  7. hot-dipped
  8. hot-dips
  9. hot-dog
  10. hot-dog bun
  11. hot-dog buns

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