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sherardize
especially British, ··
[sher-er-dahyz]
verb (used with object)
Metallurgy.
sherardized, sherardizing
to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
sherardize
/ ˈʃɛəˌ岹ɪ /
verb
metallurgy to coat (iron or steel) with zinc by heating in a container with zinc dust or (of iron or steel) to be coated in this way
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Other Word Forms
- ˌ徱ˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sherardize1
1900–05; after Sherard Cowper Coles (died 1936), English inventor; -ize
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sherardize1
C20: process named after Sherard Cowper-Coles (died 1936), English inventor
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