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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
anodize
 
SYLLABICATION:an·o·dize
PRONUNCIATION:  n-dz
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: an·o·dized, an·o·diz·ing, an·o·diz·es
To coat (a metallic surface) electrolytically with a protective or decorative oxide.
ETYMOLOGY: anod(e) + –ize.
OTHER FORMS:ano·di·zation (-d-zshn) —NOUN
 
 
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