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tanalize

tanalize verb: to treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.

Verb

tanalize (third-person singular simple present tanalizes, present participle tanalizing, simple past and past participle tanalized)

  1. (transitive) To treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.
    • The Hall floor was completely removed and reconstructed with steel beams and tanalized timber joists, and refloored with a soft wood under-floor, and an English wainscot oak finish.1975, Oxford Stone Restored: The Work of the Oxford Historic Buildings Fund, 1957-1974, Oxford Historic Buildings Fund

Forms of tanalize

third-person singular presenttanalizes
present participletanalizing
past participletanalized
pasttanalized

Origin of tanalize

From Tanalith + -ize.

Questions about tanalize

What does tanalize mean?
Tanalize means to treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.
What part of speech is tanalize?
Tanalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of tanalize?
The past tense of tanalize is tanalized.

Words near tanalize in the dictionary

  1. Tanala
  2. tanalise
  3. tanalised
  4. tanalises
  5. tanalising
  6. tanalize
  7. tanalized
  8. tanalizes
  9. tanalizing
  10. Tanana
  11. Tanana River

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