| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: burnettizing, burnettized, burnettizes, burnettizer, burnettizers, burnettizingly and burnettizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BURNETTIZE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Burnettize \Bur"nett*ize\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Burnettized; present participle verb or noun Burnettizing.]. (references) |
