hot-dip

noun

A method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc.

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Meanings

nounhot-dip (plural hot-dips)

plural hot-dips

  1. A method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc.
verbhot-dip (third-person singular simple present hot-dips, present participle hot-dipping, simple past and past participle hot-dipped)

present singular third person hot-dips · participle present hot-dipping · participle past hot-dipped · past hot-dipped

  1. transitiveTo galvanize (metal objects, especially steel ones) by using this method.
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APA

hot-dip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot-dip

MLA

“hot-dip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot-dip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot-dip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot-dip.

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