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kyanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kyanize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride

Etymology

From Kyan + -ize, after John Howard Kyan, the inventor of the process.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kyanizes (present, singular) kyanizing (participle, present) kyanized (participle, past) kyanized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

kyanization

Questions

What does kyanize mean?
To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride
Where does kyanize come from?
From Kyan + -ize, after John Howard Kyan, the inventor of the process.

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