Meanings
verbburnettize (third-person singular simple present burnettizes, present participle burnettizing, simple past and past participle burnettized)
present singular third person burnettizes · participle present burnettizing · participle past burnettized · past burnettized
- transitiveTo subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.
Origin
From Burnett + -ize, after Sir William Burnett, inventor of the process.
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APA
burnettize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnettize
MLA
“burnettize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnettize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burnettize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnettize.
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