Synonyms

platinize

American

[plat-n-ahyz] / ˈplæt nˌaɪz /

especially British, platinise

verb (used with object)

platinized, platinizing

to coat or plate with metallic platinum.

platinize British

/ ˈplætɪˌnaɪz /

verb

(tr) to coat with platinum

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Other Word Forms

platinization noun

Etymology

Origin of platinize

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

Example Sentences

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The platinized plates thus obtained are quite satisfactory for the investigation of strong solutions.

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In that of M. Dennstedt, which was first proposed in 1902, the substance is vaporized in a tube containing at one end platinum foil, platinized quartz, or platinized asbestos.

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Asbestos prepared in this way is called platinized asbestos.

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Each of these latter is located in front of the platinized point of a screw, v, which is affixed to a small metallic tongue.

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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.

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