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to platinize

to platinize

9.9
To coat something with a thin layer of platinum to protect it or change how it reacts
  • verb
  • /ˈplætɪnaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : platinar
  • The laboratory decided to platinize the electrodes to improve their durability.

Examples

  • To conduct this experiment, first platinize the surface of the metal rod carefully.

  • The technician platinized the electrodes for better performance.

  • Many catalysts are more effective when they have been platinized.

  • We will platinize the surface to enhance its durability.

  • The laboratory decided to platinize the electrodes to improve their durability.

  • Many catalysts are more effective when they have been platinized.

  • To conduct this experiment, first platinize the surface of the metal rod carefully.

Synonyms

to metallize
vsto platinize
  • Specialized
8.4

Cover an object with a thin metal layer for shine or protection

uses one specific metal to give corrosion resistance and chemical properties
to metalize
vsto platinize
  • Specialized
8.6

To cover an object with a thin layer of metal

uses one specific metal to give corrosion resistance and chemical properties

How Thick

to coat
105 2.8
to platinize
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

platinize infinitive
platinized past
platinized past participle
platinizing present participle
platinizes third person singular

Morphology

platinize = platinum (semi-transparent) = platinum + ize

The word is transparently based on 'platinum' plus the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize', but the technical sense of coating something with the metal is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Platinize comes from platinum, whose name came from the Spanish word platina, meaning 'little silver'. So to platinize something is to 'coat' it with platinum, giving it a thin metal layer to protect it or give it special properties.