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Burnettize, v.|ˈbɜːnətaɪz|
[f. the name of Sir William Burnett, who in 1837 patented the process.]
(See quot.) Hence ˈBurnettizing vbl. n.
1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 147 Burnetize, to impregnate canvas, timber, or cordage, with Sir William Burnett's fluid, a solution of chloride of zinc. 1885Culley Handbk. Pract. Telegraphy (ed. 8) 112 Burnettising or steeping in a solution of Chloride of Zinc. |