Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

Avoid these words. Seriously.

sherardize

[sher-er-dahyz] /ˈʃɛr ərˌdaɪz/
verb (used with object), sherardized, sherardizing. Metallurgy.
1.
to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
Also, especially British, sherardise.
Origin of sherardize
1900-1905
1900-05; after Sherard Cowper Coles (died 1936), English inventor; see -ize
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
Cite This Source
British Dictionary definitions for sherardize

sherardize

/ˈʃɛrəˌdaɪz/
verb
1.
(metallurgy) to coat (iron or steel) with zinc by heating in a container with zinc dust or (of iron or steel) to be coated in this way
Derived Forms
sherardization, sherardisation, noun
Word Origin
C20: process named after Sherard Cowper-Coles (died 1936), English inventor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Nearby words for sherardize

Word Value for sherardize

0
0
Scrabble Words With Friends
Extra Cozy Words We Need Right Now