kyanize
/ˈkʌɪənʌɪz
/(also kyanise)
verb [with object]
Treat (wood) with a solution of mercuric chloride to prevent decay.
Origin
Mid 19th century: named after John H. Kyan (1774–1850), the Irish inventor who patented the process in 1832.
- sugar beet
- sugarbird
- sugar bush
- sugar candy
- sugar cane
- sugar-coat
- sugar cookie
- sugarcraft
- sugar cube
- sugar daddy
- sugar glider
- sugar gum
- sugariness
- sugaring
- sugaring off
- sugar kelp
- sugarless
- sugarloaf
- Sugar Loaf Mountain
- sugar lump
- sugar maple
- sugar of lead
- sugar (or sweeten) the pill
- sugar pea
- sugar pie