chloridize

[ klawr-i-dahyz, klohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, chlo·ri·dized, chlo·ri·diz·ing.

1. to convert (the metal of an ore) into a chloride by treating with chlorine or hydrochloric acid.

Other Words From

• un·chlori·dized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chloridize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; chloride + -ize

Example Sentences

Then if for work exposed to air it should form such a coating as to be impervious to that gaseous fluid, and be so constituted chemically as not to be oxidizable by it; if under water—especially sea water—to be impermeable to moisture, so elastic as not to crack, so insoluble as not to chloridize; to form a perfect, apparently hard, coating: and yet wear just enough to keep off incrustation, barnacles, or growth of grass.

From Project Gutenberg

Red lead, however, while covering the iron perfectly and effectually preventing rust, and also having but little disposition to chloridize, when it does, will foul both with grass and barnacles.

From Project Gutenberg