electrolessadj.
/ᵻˈlɛktrəʊləs/, U.S. /əˈlɛktroʊləs/, /iˈlɛktroʊləs/ Manufacturing Technology.
Designating a method of plating by chemical rather than electrical means, typically involving the catalytic reduction of the plating metal in solution; having a coating applied by this method.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > [adjective] > relating to electrocoating
electroless1947
1947 A. Brenner & G. E. Riddell in Jrnl. Res. Nat. Bureau of Standards (U.S.) 39 385/2 No electric current is involved in the deposition. It is suggested that this process be designated as ‘electroless nickel plating’ and ‘electroless cobalt plating’.
1994 Guns & Shooting June 44/3 Made from steel tubes they are coated with Teflon filled electroless nickel for protection and smoothness of operation.
1998 O. C. C. Lin in H. S. Rowen Behind East Asian Growth ix. 200 Other examples of upgraded traditional industries include programmable logic control,..electroless plating of plastics, [etc.].
2003 S.W.A.T. May 61/2 Finish..is electroless nickel to give it extra protection from the environment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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