- sherardise
- sherardise (Brit.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardize)
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sherardise — /ˈʃɛrədaɪz/ (say sheruhduyz) verb (t) (sherardised, sherardising) to plate iron or steel with zinc by heating the metal in contact with zinc powder to a temperature slightly below the melting point of zinc. Also, sherardize. {Sherard Cowper Coles …
sherardise — vb. Metallurgy. coat with zinc by process invented by Sherard Cowper Coles … Dictionary of difficult words
sherardised — sherardise (Brit.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardize) … English contemporary dictionary
sherardises — sherardise (Brit.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardize) … English contemporary dictionary
sherardising — sherardise (Brit.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardize) … English contemporary dictionary
sherardize — /sher euhr duyz /, v.t., sherardized, sherardizing. Metall. to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc. Also, esp. Brit., sherardise. [1900 05; after Sherard Cowper Coles (d. 1936), English… … Universalium
sherardize — (Amer.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardise) … English contemporary dictionary
sherardized — sherardize (Amer.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardise) … English contemporary dictionary
sherardizes — sherardize (Amer.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardise) … English contemporary dictionary
sherardizing — sherardize (Amer.) v. protect steel or iron by heating with zinc, galvanize steel or iron with a thin protective layer of zinc by heating it with zinc dust (also sherardise) … English contemporary dictionary
