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单词 pattinsonize
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Pattinsonizev.

Brit. /ˈpatɪns(ə)nʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpædəns(ə)nˌaɪz/
Forms: 1800s– Pattinsonize, 1900s– Pattinsonise. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pattinson , -ize suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Hugh Lee Pattinson (see Pattinson's process n.) + -ize suffix. Compare earlier Pattinsonized adj. and pattinsonization n.
Metallurgy. Now historical and rare.
transitive. To remove silver from (lead) by Pattinson's process.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > refine > refine lead
Pattinsonize1870
1870 J. Percy Metall. Lead 312 The blast-furnace lead is softened or refined (raffinirt) in a reverberatory furnace, Pattinsonized so as to give enriched lead containing double the percentage of silver, and then cupelled.
1946 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) VII. 224/1 Lead to be used for white-lead making was frequently Pattinsonised... The Luce–Rozan Process..is sometimes referred to as Pattinsonising by steam.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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