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pattinsonize

pattinsonize verb: to process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver.

Verb

pattinsonize (third-person singular simple present pattinsonizes, present participle pattinsonizing, simple past and past participle pattinsonized)

  1. (transitive) To process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver.

Forms of pattinsonize

third-person singular presentpattinsonizes
present participlepattinsonizing
past participlepattinsonized
pastpattinsonized

Origin of pattinsonize

From Pattinson + -ize; named after the inventor of the process, Hugh Lee Pattinson (1796–1858), English industrial chemist.

Questions about pattinsonize

What does pattinsonize mean?
Pattinsonize means to process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver.
What part of speech is pattinsonize?
Pattinsonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of pattinsonize?
The past tense of pattinsonize is pattinsonized.

Words near pattinsonize in the dictionary

  1. Pattinson
  2. Pattinson process
  3. Pattinson's process
  4. Pattinson's white
  5. pattinsonization
  6. pattinsonize
  7. pattinsonized
  8. pattinsonizes
  9. pattinsonizing
  10. pattipan
  11. pattipans

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