platinize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of platinize
First recorded in 1815–25; platin(um) + -ize
Example Sentences
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Glass and crystal ware, plate and window glass, and the same silvered, quicksilvered, and platinized.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison by Harrison, Benjamin
Porcelain and other wares may be platinized, silvered, tinned, or bronzed, in a similar manner.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel
Each of these latter is located in front of the platinized point of a screw, v, which is affixed to a small metallic tongue.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various
It consists of a piece of platinized silver, A, on the top of which is fixed a beam of wood, B, to prevent contact with the silver.
From History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Snelling, Henry Hunt
This may be remedied as far as possible by the insertion of plenty of waste pieces of platinum--if platinized, so much the better, as that facilitates the escape of the gas.
From American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by Humphrey, S. D. (Samuel Dwight)
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