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powellize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pow-ellize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To preserve (wood) by saturating it with a solution of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Powell + -ize, after the inventor of the process.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

powellizes (present, singular) powellizing (participle, present) powellized (participle, past) powellized (past)

Questions

What does powellize mean?
To preserve (wood) by saturating it with a solution of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat.
Where does powellize come from?
From Powell + -ize, after the inventor of the process.

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