sherardize

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verb

To coat metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces with zinc by exposing them to the vapour of zinc instead of, as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc.

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Meanings

verbsherardize (third-person singular simple present sherardizes, present participle sherardizing, simple past and past participle sherardized)

present singular third person sherardizes · participle present sherardizing · participle past sherardized · past sherardized

  1. transitiveTo coat metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces with zinc by exposing them to the vapour of zinc instead of, as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc.

Origin

From Sherard + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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