zincifyv.
/ˈzɪŋkɪfʌɪ/ trans. To coat or impregnate with zinc.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with metal > with specific metal
tin1398
leadc1440
ironc1450
lay1472
copper1530
braze1552
silverize1605
foliate1665
plate1686
whiten1687
foil1714
blanch1729
quicken1738
amalgam1789
quick1790
aluminize1791
plate1791
zincify1801
platinize1825
resilver1832
galvanize1839
electroplate1843
zinc1843
electro-silver1851
platinate1858
electrotin1859
white-lead1863
palladiumize1864
white-metal1864
brassc1865
nickelize1865
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electro1891
sherardize1904
steel1911
stellite1934
flame-plate1954
steel-face1961
1801 S. T. Coleridge in Sir H. Davy's Rem. (1858) 89 My motive muscles tingled and contracted at the news,..as if you..were zincifying their life-mocking fibres.
Derivatives
ˌzincifiˈcation n. /ˌzɪŋkɪfɪˈkɛɪʃən/ the process of zincifying, or state of being zincified.
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1891 M. Eissler Metall. Argentiferous Lead 304 Argentiferous zinc may settle in the cavities during zincification.
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