metallize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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- metallization noun
Example Sentences
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“Rather than being rocklike,” Jeanloz says, “we should really be thinking of the center of big planets as some kind of metallized oxygen jelly.”
From Scientific American
Twelve metallized polypropylene bags designed to hold a single ounce of Cheetos each, flying in the face of the Lunar Park’s list of prohibited items.
From Nature
The garments are made from a metallized fabric that prevents thermal imaging.
From Inc
President Charles and General William had been lowered into Copper Pit and metallized.
From Project Gutenberg
The outside of the form was covered with metallized plastic, also impregnated with ammonium nitrate.
From Project Gutenberg
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