hot-dip coating

[ hot-dip ]
/ ˈhɒtˈdɪp /

noun

the process of coating sheets of iron or steel with molten zinc.

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Also called hot galvanizing.

Origin of hot-dip coating

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby hot-dip coating

hot-bulb engine, hot-button, hot-cathode tube, hot-comb, hot-desking, hot-dip coating, hot-dipped, hot-dog, hot-draw, hot-headed, hot-press
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