kyanize (third-person singular simple present kyanizes, present participle kyanizing, simple past and past participle kyanized)
To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride
Source: Wiktionary
Ky"an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kyanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Kyanizing.] Etym: [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.]
Definition: To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
