Meanings
verbkyanize (third-person singular simple present kyanizes, present participle kyanizing, simple past and past participle kyanized)
present singular third person kyanizes · participle present kyanizing · participle past kyanized · past kyanized
- To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride
Origin
From Kyan + -ize, after John Howard Kyan, the inventor of the process.
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APA
kyanize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyanize
MLA
“kyanize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyanize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kyanize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyanize.
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