English Explanatory Dictionary

powellize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To preserve (wood) by saturating it with a solution of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat.

Word forms

powellize powellizes powellizing powellized

Etymology

From Powell + -ize, after the inventor of the process.

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