galvanization

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The process of galvanization involves the application of which element to prevent the rusting of steel or iron?

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024

We saw last summer the spontaneous galvanization of an intergenerational multiracial, multiethnic movement in response to police violence and in response to other inequities in our society.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

Iron and other metals may also be protected from corrosion by galvanization, a process in which the metal to be protected is coated with a layer of a more readily oxidized metal, usually zinc.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

He tracks every step of this galvanization process — from the caldron’s 865-degree temperature to the line speed — on a bank of flashing screens.

From New York Times • May 11, 2017

He was ordered two weeks' rest in bed, with massage, cool sponging daily, and galvanization of the areas of neuralgia.

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.