porcelanize
porcelanize is the alternative form of porcelainize.
Meaning of porcelainize
Verb
porcelainize (third-person singular simple present porcelainizes, present participle porcelainizing, simple past and past participle porcelainized)
- To bake like porcelain.
- porcelainized clay shales
- To make or become glassy or porcelain-like.
- They may, however, be used as shewn in the drawing, but such walls must be built entirely of the best description of fire bricks or lumps and fire-clay, and should not be connected above with any portion of the work, as they are sure to fuse or porcelainize more or less .1839, The Repertory of Patent Inventions, page 267
- To apply a glassy or porcelain-like coating or finish to.
- In recent months a technique has been worked out to porcelainize the steel blanks .1953, Investor - Volume 4, page 26
Forms of porcelanize
| third-person singular present | porcelanizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | porcelanizing |
| past participle | porcelanized |
| past | porcelanized |
Questions about porcelanize
- What is porcelanize the alternative form of?
- Porcelanize is the alternative form of porcelainize.
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