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After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process, + -ize.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate. Full definition →
After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process, + -ize.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.