Burnettize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay. transitive
Etymology
From Burnett + -ize, after Sir William Burnett, inventor of the process.
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