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platinize

[plat-n-ahyz]

plat·i·nize

[plat-n-ahyz]
verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
Also, especially British, plat·i·nise.


Origin:
1815–25; platin(um) + -ize

plat·i·ni·za·tion, noun
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platinize or platinise (ˈplætɪˌnaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to coat with platinum
 
platinise or platinise
 
vb
 
platini'zation or platinise
 
n
 
platini'sation or platinise
 
n

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