platinize

[ plat-n-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, plat·i·nized, plat·i·niz·ing.

1. to coat or plate with metallic platinum.

platinize

/ ˈplætɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. tr to coat with platinum

Derived Forms

• ˌplatiniˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• plati·ni·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of platinize¹

First recorded in 1815–25; platin(um) + -ize

Example Sentences

The platinized plates thus obtained are quite satisfactory for the investigation of strong solutions.

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In that of M. Dennstedt, which was first proposed in 1902, the substance is vaporized in a tube containing at one end platinum foil, platinized quartz, or platinized asbestos.

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Asbestos prepared in this way is called platinized asbestos.

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Each of these latter is located in front of the platinized point of a screw, v, which is affixed to a small metallic tongue.

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Zinc is burnt up at the same place, magnesium bursts into vivid combustion, while a sheet of platinized platinum, placed at the focus, is heated to whiteness.

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