sherardize

[ sher-er-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Metallurgy.

, sher·ard·ized, sher·ard·iz·ing.

1. to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.

sherardize

/ ˈʃɛrəˌdaɪz /

verb

1. metallurgy to coat (iron or steel) with zinc by heating in a container with zinc dust or (of iron or steel) to be coated in this way

Derived Forms

• ˌsherardiˈzation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sherardize¹

1900–05; after Sherard Cowper Coles (died 1936), English inventor; -ize

Word History and Origins

Origin of sherardize¹

C20: process named after Sherard Cowper-Coles (died 1936), English inventor