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sherardize
transitive verb
sherard·ize
\shə̇ˈrärˌdīz, ˈsherərˌd-\
variants: also British
sherardise
\shə̇ˈrärˌdīz, ˈsherərˌd-\Definition of sherardize
-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
also Britishsherardiser
\-zər\ noun, plural-s
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Origin and Etymology of sherardize
Sherard O. Cowper-Coles †1936 English inventor + English -ize
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