English Explanatory Dictionary

Coslettize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To apply a coating of phosphate to the surface of (iron or steel) to protect from corrosion.

Word forms

Coslettize Coslettizes Coslettizing Coslettized Coslettise

Etymology

From Coslett + -ize. Named after British chemist Thomas Watts Coslett, who developed an early phosphate coating technique.

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