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