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platinize

[ plat-n-ahyz ]
/ ˈplæt nˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), plat·i·nized, plat·i·niz·ing.
to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
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Also especially British, plat·i·nise .

Origin of platinize

First recorded in 1815–25; platin(um) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM platinize

plat·i·ni·za·tion, noun

Words nearby platinize

platinic acid, platinic chloride, platiniferous, platiniridium, Platinite, platinize, platino-, platinocyanic, platinocyanic acid, platinocyanide, platinoid
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Words related to platinize

anodize, bronze, chrome, cover, electroplate, enamel, encrust, face, flake, foil, gild, laminate, layer, nickel, overlay, scale, silver, stratify

British Dictionary definitions for platinize

platinize

platinise

/ (ˈplætɪˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to coat with platinum

Derived forms of platinize

platinization or platinisation, noun
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