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phenolize

phenolize verb: to treat with phenol.

Verb

phenolize (third-person singular simple present phenolizes, present participle phenolizing, simple past and past participle phenolized)

  1. (transitive) To treat with phenol.

Forms of phenolize

third-person singular presentphenolizes
present participlephenolizing
past participlephenolized
pastphenolized

Origin of phenolize

From phenol + -ize.

Questions about phenolize

What does phenolize mean?
Phenolize means to treat with phenol.
What part of speech is phenolize?
Phenolize is a verb.
What is the past tense of phenolize?
The past tense of phenolize is phenolized.

Words near phenolize in the dictionary

  1. phenolic resin
  2. phenolic resins
  3. phenolics
  4. phenolization
  5. phenolizations
  6. phenolize
  7. phenolized
  8. phenolizes
  9. phenolizing
  10. phenologic
  11. phenological

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