GALVANIZED

Adjective

galvanized (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”)

Verb

galvanized

simple past tense and past participle of galvanize

Source: Wiktionary


GALVANIZE

Gal"va*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr. & vb. n. Galvanizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. galvaniser.]

1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.

2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity.

3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity.

4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron. Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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