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calorize definition

calo·rize (kal′ə rīz′)

transitive verb calorized -·rized′, calorizing -·riz′·ing

Metallurgy to coat (steel) with aluminum by heating in a closed retort containing aluminum powder: the aluminum alloys with the steel surface and forms a protective coating against oxidation

Etymology: L calor (see calorie) + -ize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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