chromicizev.
/ˈkrəʊmɪsʌɪz/ transitive. To treat or impregnate with chromic acid or a chromate. Chiefly as participial adj.
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1903 Med. Record LXIII. 563/1 Almost every conceivable material has been employed in the fixation of the kidneys. Chromicized catgut, lasting forty days, is now used by most surgeons.
1907 Practitioner Sept. 428 The employment of the chromicised gut is better than the use of raw material, as it is a little stronger and more lasting.
1911 R. A. Freeman Red Thumb Mark xvi. 214 A plate of gelatine which has been treated with potassium bichromate,..chromicized gelatine, as it is called.
1927 Sunday at Home Sept. 736/1 Much of Lister's early success was due to the introduction of the chromicized catgut ligature.
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