Burnettize

/bɜːrˈnɛtaɪz/ verb

Definition

To treat or impregnate wood or other materials with a preservative solution to prevent decay and resist fire, a process developed by William Burnett.

Etymology

From William Burnett, a 19th-century chemist who developed a wood preservation process using zinc chloride solution, plus -ize. The eponym reflects 19th-century industrial chemistry.

Kelly Says

Burnett's process was revolutionary for railroads and naval ships—it could make wood last decades longer in damp conditions, and it was one of the first industrial-scale wood preservation methods!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በርነትይዝ
ber-net-i-z
ARالعربية
تُبرنيتيز
tu-bur-ne-ti-iz
BNবাংলা
বর্নেটাইজ করা
bor-net-ai-z kor-a
CACatalà
burnettitzar
bur-net-ti-tzar
CSČeština
burnettizovat
bur-net-ti-zo-vat'
DADansk
burnettisere
bur-net-ti-se-re
DEDeutsch
burnettieren
bur-net-tee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
μπουρνέτιζε
mpour-net-i-ze
ESEspañol
burnetizarse
bur-net-i-sar-se
FAفارسی
برنتیز
bar-net-iz
FISuomi
burnettisoida
bur-net-ti-so-i-da
FRFrançais
burnettifier
bur-net-i-fyay
GUGU
બર્નેટીઝ
bar-net-ee-z
HAHA
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
HEעברית
לברונטיז
le-bro-net-iz
HIहिन्दी
बर्नेटाइज़ करना
bar-net-ai-z kar-na
HUMagyar
burnettizál
bur-net-ti-zal
IDBahasa Indonesia
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
IGIG
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
ITItaliano
burnettificare
bur-net-ti-fi-ka-re
JA日本語
バーネット化する
baa-neretto-ka-ware
KKKK
бұрнеттізу
bur-net-ti-zu
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប៊ឺរណេត
pra-pov-phon-th-bur-net
KO한국어
버넷화하다
beo-net-hwa-hada
MRMR
बर्नेट्टिझ
bar-net-ti-zh
MSBahasa Melayu
burnettify
bur-net-i-fi
MYမြန်မာ
ဗေါင်နီတိုင်
bae-war-nee-tai
NLNederlands
burnetteren
bur-net-te-ren
NONorsk
burnettisere
bur-net-ti-se-re
PAPA
ਬਰਨੇਟਾਈਜ
bar-net-ai-j
PLPolski
burnettyzować
bur-net-ti-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
burnettificar
bur-net-i-fi-kar
RORomână
burnettiza
bur-net-ti-za
RUРусский
бурнетизировать
bur-net-i-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
burnettis
bur-net-tis
SWKiswahili
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
TAதமிழ்
பர்னெட்டைஸ்
par-net-tai-s
TEతెలుగు
బర్నెట్టీజ్
bar-net-tee-j
THไทย
บर्เนตไทซ์
bon-net-tai-t
TLTL
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
TRTürkçe
burnettize etmek
bur-net-i-ze e-mek
UKУкраїнська
бурнетизувати
bur-net-i-zu-vat'
URاردو
برنٹائز
bur-net-ai-z
VITiếng Việt
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
YOYO
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze
ZH中文
バー内化
bā nèi huà
ZUZU
burnettize
bur-net-i-ze

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