Coslettize

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verb

To apply a coating of phosphate to the surface of (iron or steel) to protect from corrosion.

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Meanings

verbCoslettize (third-person singular simple present Coslettizes, present participle Coslettizing, simple past and past participle Coslettized)

present singular third person Coslettizes · participle present Coslettizing · participle past Coslettized · past Coslettized · alternative coslettize · alternative Coslettise · alternative coslettise

  1. datedtransitiveengineeringTo apply a coating of phosphate to the surface of (iron or steel) to protect from corrosion.

Origin

From Coslett + -ize. Named after British chemist Thomas Watts Coslett, who developed an early phosphate coating technique.

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APA

Coslettize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coslettize

MLA

“Coslettize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coslettize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coslettize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coslettize.

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