SINCE 1828
sherardize
transitive verb
sherard·ize
variants:
also British sherardise \shə̇ˈrärˌdīz,
ˈsherərˌd-
\
also British -ed/-ing/-s
Definition of sherardize
: 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
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