infilm

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verb

To cover with a film or thin coating.

“infilm zinc”

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Meanings

verbinfilm (third-person singular simple present infilms, present participle infilming, simple past and past participle infilmed)

present singular third person infilms · participle present infilming · participle past infilmed · past infilmed

  1. transitiveTo cover with a film or thin coating.

    infilm zinc

    2 more examples

    to infilm one metal with another in the process of gilding

    to infilm the glass of a mirror

Origin

From in- + film.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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