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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Porcelain and other wares may be platinized, silvered, tinned, or bronzed, in a similar manner.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young
Zinc is burnt up at the same place, magnesium bursts into vivid combustion, while a sheet of platinized platinum, placed at the focus, is heated to whiteness.
From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by John Tyndall
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 Benjamin Harrison
Asbestos prepared in this way is called platinized asbestos.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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 Henry Hunt Snelling
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