anodize
Verb
anodize (third-person singular simple present anodizes, present participle anodizing, simple past and past participle anodized)
1.to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
1.
to coat (a metal, such as aluminium or magnesium) with a protective oxide film by electrolysis
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1931, from anode + -ize. Related, Anodized; anodizing.
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