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sherardize

sher·ard·ize [ shə rr dz ] (past and past participle sher·ard·ized, present participle sher·ard·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular sher·ard·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
protect steel by heating with zinc: to protect steel or iron with a zinc-iron alloy coating by heating it in zinc powder, or be protected in this way

[Early 20th century. After Sherard Cowper-Coles (1867-1936), British chemist]
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