IRIDIZE

Verb

iridize (third-person singular simple present iridizes, present participle iridizing, simple past and past participle iridized)

(transitive) To point or tip with iridium.

(transitive) To make iridescent.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir"i*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iridized; p. pr. & vb. n. Iridizing.]

1. To point or tip with iridium, as a gold pen.

2. To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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