shə̇ˈrärˌdīz, ˈsherərˌd- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Sherard O. Cowper-Coles died 1936 English inventor + English -ize
: to coat (an article of iron or steel) with zinc by covering with commercial zinc dust in a tightly closed drum and heating for several hours at 300° to 420° C so that a zinc-iron alloy is formed at the surface through the action of zinc vapor
• sherard·iz·er -zər noun -s