inˈoxidize, v.
[in-3.]
trans. To render (iron, etc.) not liable to oxidize; to keep from oxidizing. Hence inˈoxidizing vbl. n.
| 1881 Metal World No. 3. 35 A new method of protecting iron from the effects of the atmosphere... The inoxydising process consists in coating the cast or wrought-iron objects with a silicate composition. 1883 Science I. 103 Paints,..enamels, galvanizing, electrodepositing, and what is called ‘inoxidizing’, are among the many systems now in vogue to effect the preservation of iron and steel. |