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parkerize

parkerize verb: to rustproof by the application of a protective phosphate coating.

Verb

parkerize (third-person singular simple present parkerizes, present participle parkerizing, simple past and past participle parkerized)

  1. (transitive) To rustproof by the application of a protective phosphate coating.

Forms of parkerize

third-person singular presentparkerizes
present participleparkerizing
past participleparkerized
pastparkerized
alternative formparkerise

Questions about parkerize

What does parkerize mean?
Parkerize means to rustproof by the application of a protective phosphate coating.
What part of speech is parkerize?
Parkerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of parkerize?
The past tense of parkerize is parkerized.

Words near parkerize in the dictionary

  1. parkerises
  2. parkerising
  3. Parkerism
  4. parkerite
  5. Parkerization
  6. parkerize
  7. parkerized
  8. parkerizes
  9. parkerizing
  10. parkers
  11. Parkersburg

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