Margaryize

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Margaryize \Mar"ga*ry*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {-izing}.] [(J. J. Lloyd) Margary, inventor of the
     process + -ize.]
     To impregnate (wood) with a preservative solution of copper
     sulphate (often called