sherardize
transitive verb
sherard·ize
variants also British sherardise
shə̇ˈrärˌdīz,
ˈsherərˌd-
-ed/-ing/-s
: to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor
sherardizer noun
also British sherardiser
-zər
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
Sherard O. Cowper-Coles †1936 English inventor + English -ize