English Explanatory Dictionary

pattinsonize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver.

Word forms

pattinsonize pattinsonizes pattinsonizing pattinsonized

Etymology

From Pattinson + -ize; named after the inventor of the process, Hugh Lee Pattinson (1796–1858), English industrial chemist.

Related words

pattinsonization
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