Boucherize

English

Etymology

After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process, +‎ -ize.

Verb

Boucherize (third-person singular simple present Boucherizes, present participle Boucherizing, simple past and past participle Boucherized)

1. (transitive, dated) To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.

See also

• kyanize