Powellized
/ˈpaʊəlʌɪzd/(also Powellised) Now rare
adjective
Of timber: treated by boiling in a solution of sugar so as to preserve it and reduce shrinkage.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Scientific American Supplement. From the name of William Powell, of Liverpool (probably born 1844), who invented the process + -ized.
- aquatint
- aquavit
- aqua vitae
- aqueduct
- aqueduct of Sylvius
- aqueous
- aqueous humour
- a quick one
- Aquidneck
- aquifer
- Aquila
- aquilegia
- aquiline
- Aquinas, St Thomas
- Aquitaine
- Aquitaine, Eleanor of
- self-cancelling
- self-catering
- self-censorship
- self-centred
- self-centredly
- self-centredness
- self-certificate
- self-certification
- self-certify