chloridize

American  

[klawr-i-dahyz, klohr-] / ˈklɔr ɪˌdaɪz, ˈkloʊr- /

especially British, chloridise

verb (used with object)

chloridized, chloridizing

1. to convert (the metal of an ore) into a chloride by treating with chlorine or hydrochloric acid.

---

Other Word Forms

• unchloridized
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chloridize

First recorded in 1865–70; chloride + -ize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chloridize chloridizing

Red lead, however, while covering the iron perfectly and effectually preventing rust, and also having but little disposition to chloridize, when it does, will foul both with grass and barnacles.

From Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

There have also been introduced processes in which the chlorine is generated in the chloridizing vat, the reagents used being dilute solutions of bleaching powder and an acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

The chloridizing bath consists of 100 parts of acetic acid, 5 to 6 parts, by weight, of hydrochloric acid, and about 30 parts of water.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

The use of the potassic or sodic alkaline liquid conjointly with chloride of silver, and the oxide of the same, that forms through the immersion of the carbon in a chloridizing bath.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

The dry method consists in an oxidizing roasting of the ores, and a subsequent chloridizing roasting with either common salt or Abraumsalz in reverberatory or muffle furnaces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various