metallize

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metallize

  • /ˈmɛtəlaɪz/

verb metallizes · metallizing · metallized · metalize · metallise

  1. To coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal. He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.

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verb to coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal

Españolmetalizar
中文使金屬化 /使金属化 shǐ jīnshǔhuà, 用金屬處理 /用金属处理 yòng jīnshǔ chǔlǐ
Portuguêsmetalizar
Françaismétalliser
Deutschmetallisieren
Italianometallizzare
Românămetaliza
Русскийметаллизи́ровать metallizírovatʹ

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@misc{metallize_2026,
  title = {metallize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metallize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}