KYANIZE

Etymology

Verb

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



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