compregnate

transitive verb

com·​preg·​nate

kämˈpregˌnāt,

kəm-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to compress with heat (thin sheets of wood impregnated with a solution of phenol and formaldehyde) into a dense hard homogeneous substance compare compreg

Word History

Etymology

blend of compress + impregnate

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