pattinsonize

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verb

To process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver.

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Meanings

verbpattinsonize (third-person singular simple present pattinsonizes, present participle pattinsonizing, simple past and past participle pattinsonized)

present singular third person pattinsonizes · participle present pattinsonizing · participle past pattinsonized · past pattinsonized

  1. transitiveTo process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver.

Origin

From Pattinson + -ize; named after the inventor of the process, Hugh Lee Pattinson (1796–1858), English industrial chemist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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