POWELLIZE

Etymology

Verb

powellize (third-person singular simple present powellizes, present participle powellizing, simple past and past participle powellized)

(transitive) To preserve (wood) by saturating it with a solution of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 March 2025

ODONTOGLOSSUM

(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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