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- verb Present participle of
passivate .
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Examples
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Hoerni developed a new manufacturing process which relied heavily on the masking and passivating properties of sillicon oxide.
The Planar Process 2010
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Hexavalent chromium is a standard passivating chemical for zinc and zinc-alloy plated parts, and zinc galvanized steel.
Alternatives for significant uses of hexavalent chromium in Massachusetts 2008
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As metallurgists know, forging a sheet of decent stainless steel involves cold rolling, annealing, pickling, passivating and then feeding the product through polished rollers.
People To Watch: The Week AheadThe Week Ahead: March 13-17 Forbes.com staff 2006
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This was due to the excellent electronic properties of the interface between the semiconductor silicon and its insulating and passivating oxide.
D Mag - News 2010
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This was due to the excellent electronic properties of the interface between the semiconductor silicon and its insulating and passivating oxide.
D Mag - News 2010
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Able provides electropolishing, passivating, and other metal finishing services from our state of the art 40,000 square foot facility.
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This was due to the excellent electronic properties of the interface between the semiconductor silicon and its insulating and passivating oxide.
Nano Tech Wire 2010
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“They must have had a passivating process to make magnesium metal resist acid that way, and the alloy must have been at least 95 per cent magnesium.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973
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