nickelizationn.
/ˌnɪkəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌnɪkl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnɪkəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnɪkələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Manufacturing Technology. rare.
The process of coating something with nickel or with a nickel alloy.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > coating with metal > with specific metals
leadingc1440
tinningc1440
foilinga1582
quickening1738
electroplating1840
zincing1841
retinning1843
palladiumizinga1851
acierage1852
platinizing1853
nickelization1857
quicking1863
brassingc1865
copperingc1865
nickel plating1870
nickelling1875
steel-facing1884
brazing1886
aluminizing1890
sherardizing1901
calorizing1930
aluminization1932
stelliting1934
anodizing1936
anodization1952
flame-plating1954
1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 224 We have recently experimented upon the subject of nickelisation.
1997 High Performance Textiles (Nexis) 1 May This involved hot degreasing, acid pickling..and finally a treatment to activate the aluminium surface for chemical nickelisation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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