tanalize

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verb

To treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.

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Meanings

verbtanalize (third-person singular simple present tanalizes, present participle tanalizing, simple past and past participle tanalized)

present singular third person tanalizes · participle present tanalizing · participle past tanalized · past tanalized

  1. transitiveTo treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.

    The Hall floor was completely removed and reconstructed with steel beams and tanalized timber joists, and refloored with a soft wood under-floor, and an English wainscot oak finish.

    1975, Oxford Stone Restored: The Work of the Oxford Historic Buildings Fund, 1957-1974, Oxford Historic Buildings Fund

Origin

From Tanalith + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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