Powellizedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊəlʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊəˌlaɪzd/

Forms: 1900s– Powellised, 1900s– Powellized. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Powell , -ized suffix.

Etymology: < the name of William Powell, of Liverpool (probably born 1844), who invented the process + -ized suffix. Compare later Powellize v.

Now rare.

Of timber: treated by boiling in a solution of sugar so as to preserve it and reduce shrinkage.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > preserved

Powellized1903

pressure-treated1928

solignumed1932

tanalized1964

1903 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 5 Sept. 23139/1 The London city authorities..intend to repave the Strand thoroughfare with 15,000 Powellized blocks.

1929 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 222/1 Extensive tests carried out with Powellized sleepers on Indian railways give good results.

1960 F. K. Crowley Australia's Western Third vi. 173 A contract to supply powellised timber sleepers for the proposed transcontinental railway line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	powellized
释义	Powellizedadj. Brit. /ˈpaʊəlʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈpaʊəˌlaɪzd/ Forms: 1900s– Powellised, 1900s– Powellized. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Powell , -ized suffix. Etymology: < the name of William Powell, of Liverpool (probably born 1844), who invented the process + -ized suffix. Compare later Powellize v. Now rare. Of timber: treated by boiling in a solution of sugar so as to preserve it and reduce shrinkage. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > preserved Powellized1903 pressure-treated1928 solignumed1932 tanalized1964 1903 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 5 Sept. 23139/1 The London city authorities..intend to repave the Strand thoroughfare with 15,000 Powellized blocks. 1929 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 222/1 Extensive tests carried out with Powellized sleepers on Indian railways give good results. 1960 F. K. Crowley Australia's Western Third vi. 173 A contract to supply powellised timber sleepers for the proposed transcontinental railway line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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