sherardize

transitive verb

sherard·​ize

variants also British sherardise

shə̇ˈrärˌdīz,

ˈsherərˌd-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor

sherardizer noun

also British sherardiser

-zər

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Sherard O. Cowper-Coles †1936 English inventor + English -ize

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