hot-dip

== English == === Noun === hot-dip (plural hot-dips) A method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc. === Verb === hot-dip (third-person singular simple present hot-dips, present participle hot-dipping, simple past and past participle hot-dipped) (transitive) To galvanize (metal objects, especially steel ones) by using this method. Hypernyms: galvanize, electrogalvanize, zinc (rare) < electroplate, plate < rustproof === Anagrams === photid