Word of the Week #1

Nicole Decker
Mass Com 100W T/Th 10:30 a.m.
Word #1

Word: Glavanized
Source: Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk, page 43
How it was used: "The Vidal hall clock made of galvanized steel, oh, I had to have that."

Definition:

gal·va·nize /ˈgælvəˌnaɪz/ [gal-vuh-nahyz]
–verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
1. to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
2. Medicine/Medical. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current
3. to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
4. to coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.

My sentence: The steel of my new kitchen sink is galvanized.

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