burnettize
English
editEtymology
editFrom Burnett + -ize, after Sir William Burnett, inventor of the process.
Verb
editburnettize (third-person singular simple present burnettizes, present participle burnettizing, simple past and past participle burnettized)
- (transitive) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.