iridize

[ ir-i-dahyz, ahy-ri- ]
/ ˈɪr ɪˌdaɪz, ˈaɪ rɪ- /

verb (used with object), ir·i·dized, ir·i·diz·ing.

to cover with iridium.
Also especially British, ir·i·dise.

Origin of iridize

First recorded in 1860–65; irid- + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM iridize

ir·i·di·za·tion, noun