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kyanize
kyanize [ k ə nīz ] (3rd person present singular kyanizes, present participle kyanizing, past and past participle kyanized) or kyanise [ k ə nīz ] (3rd person present singular kyanises, present participle kyanising, past and past participle kyanised)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
preserve wood with corrosive sublimate: to preserve wood against decay by treating it with a corrosive sublimate
[Mid-19th century. After J. H. Kyan (1774-1850), Irish inventor]
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