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- verb Present participle of
burnettize .
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Mr. Thilmany has patented still another combination, in which he uses sulphate of zinc and chloride of barium, which has been noticed under the head of burnettizing.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 Various
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As has been mentioned before, the first section was laid with cottonwood ties of local growth, treated by the burnettizing process, which was erroneously supposed would prevent decay.
The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History W. F. Bailey
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