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Kyasanur forest disease
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kyanize

ky·a·nize [ k ə nz ] (past and past participle ky·a·nized, present participle ky·a·niz·ing, 3rd person present singular ky·a·niz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
preserve wood with corrosive sublimate: to preserve wood against decay by treating it with a corrosive sublimate

[Mid-19th century. After J. H. Kyan (1774-1850), Irish inventor]
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