powellize
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Powell + -ize, after the inventor of the process.
Verb[edit]
powellize (third-person singular simple present powellizes, present participle powellizing, simple past and past participle powellized)
- (transitive) To preserve (wood) by saturating it with a solution of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat.