Definitions for kyanize
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Wiktionary
kyanize(Verb)
To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride
Origin: From John Howard Kyan, the inventor of the process
Webster Dictionary
Kyanize(verb)
to render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure
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