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paynize

paynize verb: to treat or preserve (wood etc.) by a process resembling kyanization.

Verb

paynize (third-person singular simple present paynizes, present participle paynizing, simple past and past participle paynized)

  1. (dated, transitive) To treat or preserve (wood etc.) by a process resembling kyanization.

Forms of paynize

third-person singular presentpaynizes
present participlepaynizing
past participlepaynized
pastpaynized

Origin of paynize

From Payne + -ize, after the inventor.

Questions about paynize

What does paynize mean?
Paynize means to treat or preserve (wood etc.) by a process resembling kyanization.
What part of speech is paynize?
Paynize is a verb.
What is the past tense of paynize?
The past tense of paynize is paynized.

Words near paynize in the dictionary

  1. paynight
  2. paynights
  3. paynim
  4. paynimry
  5. paynims
  6. paynize
  7. paynized
  8. paynizes
  9. paynizing
  10. Paynter
  11. Paynters

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