释义 |
sherard·ize \shə̇ˈrärˌdīz, ˈsherərˌd-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: Sherard O. Cowper-Coles died 1936 English inventor + English -ize : to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor • sherard·iz·er \-zər\ noun -s |