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tanalizing

tanalizing is the present participle and gerund of tanalize.

Meaning of tanalize

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

Questions about tanalizing

What is tanalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Tanalizing is the present participle and gerund of tanalize.

Words near tanalizing in the dictionary

  1. tanalises
  2. tanalising
  3. tanalize
  4. tanalized
  5. tanalizes
  6. tanalizing
  7. Tanana
  8. Tanana River
  9. tanaostigmatid
  10. tanaostigmatids
  11. Tanapox

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