Burnettizing

/bɜːrˈnɛtaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The process of treating wood or materials with Burnett's preservative solution to prevent rot and increase fire resistance.

Etymology

Present participle of burnettize. Describes the ongoing industrial process that became standard in timber treatment facilities throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Kelly Says

Industrial burnettizing plants smelled absolutely terrible—the zinc chloride solution had a distinctive chemical odor that workers in factory towns grew accustomed to, marking industrial progress!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
燃やす
men-yasu
ARالعربية
إشعال
i-sh'aal
BNবাংলা
জ্বলন কর
jwalon kor
CACatalà
cremar
kre-mar
CSČeština
pálit
pa-lit
DADansk
brænde
brænde
DEDeutsch
verbrennen
ver-bren-nen
ELΕλληνικά
καίγεται
kai-ge-tai
ESEspañol
hacer que se burnetice
a-ser keh se bur-ne-ti-se
FAفارسی
سوختن
sokh-tan
FISuomi
polttaa
polt-taa
FRFrançais
burnetifier
bur-ne-ti-fi-er
GUGU
જળવળવ
jal-va-lav
HAHA
sanyi
san-yi
HEעברית
להבעיר
le-he-eir
HIहिन्दी
ज्वलन कराना
jwalan kara-na
HUMagyar
ég
eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
membakar
mem-ba-kar
IGIG
egwu
eg-wu
ITItaliano
bruciare
broo-chia-reh
JA日本語
燃焼させていく
mo-shaku sa-se-te iku
KKKK
жүйілді
jy-y-il-di
KMKM
ប្រើ
preh
KO한국어
연소시키다
yeon-soe-si-ki-da
MRMR
ज्वलन करा
jwalan kara
MSBahasa Melayu
membakar
mem-ba-kar
MYမြန်မာ
ပွင့်လင်း
pywng-lin
NLNederlands
verbranden
ver-brand-en
NONorsk
brenne
bren-ne
PAPA
🔥🔥
🔥🔥
PLPolski
spalać
spa-lać
PTPortuguês
fazer que se burnetice
fa-zer keh se bur-ne-ti-se
RORomână
a arde
a ar-de
RUРусский
сжигать
s-zhi-gat
SVSvenska
förbränna
för-bren-na
SWKiswahili
kuza
koo-za
TAதமிழ்
எரி
eri
TEతెలుగు
కాల్చండి
kaal-chan-di
THไทย
เผาไหม้
pha-mai
TLTL
sunugan
su-nu-gan
TRTürkçe
yanmasını sağlamak
yan-ma-sni sa-gh-lamak
UKУкраїнська
горіти
ho-riti
URاردو
جلاؤ
jala-o
VITiếng Việt
cháy
chay
YOYO
jẹ́
je
ZH中文
使之燃烧
shǐ zhī rán shāo
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-ku-thwa-la

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