v. [f. the name of Sir William Burnett, who in 1837 patented the process.] (See quot.) Hence Burnettizing vbl. sb.
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., 147. Burnetize, to impregnate canvas, timber, or cordage, with Sir William Burnett’s fluid, a solution of chloride of zinc.
1885. Culley, Handbk. Pract. Telegraphy (ed. 8), 112. Burnettising or steeping in a solution of Chloride of Zinc.
