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Definition: BURNETTIZING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb burnettize.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(burnettize)
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]

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Date "Burnettizing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BURNETTIZING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb burnettize.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(burnettize)
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]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "BURNETTIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)