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hot-dip coating

American  
[hot-dip] / ˈhɒtˈdɪp /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of hot-dip coating

First recorded in 1920–25

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The investment comes days after the group said it would invest a similar amount in a new hot-dip coating facility at its steel division, Steel Europe.

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