Meanings
verbBoucherize (third-person singular simple present Boucherizes, present participle Boucherizing, simple past and past participle Boucherized)
present singular third person Boucherizes · participle present Boucherizing · participle past Boucherized · past Boucherized
- datedtransitiveTo impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.
Origin
After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process, + -ize.
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APA
Boucherize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boucherize
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“Boucherize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boucherize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boucherize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boucherize.
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