kyanize
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Kyan + -ize, after John Howard Kyan, the inventor of the process.
Verb
[edit]kyanize (third-person singular simple present kyanizes, present participle kyanizing, simple past and past participle kyanized)
- To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride