bonderize

[ bon-duh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, bond·er·ized, bond·er·iz·ing.

1. to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonderize¹

1935–40; back formation from Bonderized, a trademark, probably equivalent to bond ¹ + -er ¹ + -ize + -ed ²