Definitions for galvanized iron
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gal′vanized i′ron(n.)
iron or steel, esp. in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
Category: Metallurgy
Origin of galvanized iron:
1830–40
Princeton's WordNet
galvanized iron(noun)
iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Galvanized Iron
Iron coated with zinc by cleaning and immersion in melted zinc. The iron is prevented from rusting by galvanic action. It forms the negative element in a couple of which the zinc is the positive element. From this electric protective action the name is derived.
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