Boucherize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.

Word forms

Boucherize Boucherizes Boucherizing Boucherized

Etymology

After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process, + -ize.

Related words

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