PASSIVATE


Meaning of PASSIVATE in English

/pas"euh vayt'/ , v.t., passivated, passivating . Metall.

to treat (a metal) to render the surface less reactive chemically.

[ 1910-15; PASSIVE + -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .