English Explanatory Dictionary

burnettize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.

Word forms

burnettize burnettizes burnettizing burnettized

Etymology

From Burnett + -ize, after Sir William Burnett, inventor of the process.

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