platinize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various
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
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
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 Tyndall, John
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
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