siliconized

[ sil-i-kuh-nahyzd ]

adjective

1. (of a material) having silicone added.
2. Metallurgy. (of iron or steel) having silicon added.

Word History and Origins

Origin of siliconized¹

First recorded in 1915–20; silicon + -ize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

I’ve discovered a better vent-pipe flashing made from powder-coated steel, and it has a special siliconized rubber boot.

From Seattle Times

Typically, you’ll either run into “standard”-weight cubes, which should weigh about 4 ounces for a 12-liter cube, or pricier “ultralight” cubes made of 30-denier siliconized nylon that weigh about 2 ounces for a 12-liter cube.

From Slate

Siliconized acrylic caulk is somewhere in between: easier to apply and more flexible than pure acrylic, but still not as flexible as pure silicone.

From Washington Post

January Colbert, a tech spokeswoman for Color Rite, recommends this product over the tinted, sanded siliconized acrylic caulks that her company also makes because Color Sil is 100 percent silicone.

From Washington Post

I only use plumbing vent flashings that have a special siliconized rubber boot that lasts for many decades.

From Washington Post