Home › Words › T › tanalizetanalizetanalize means to treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tanalize ranks #40,764 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Tanalith + -ize.verbTo treat with Tanalith (chromated copper arsenate), a wood preservative.e.g.“The Hall floor was completely removed and reconstructed with steel beams and tanalized timber joists, and refloored with a soft wood under-floor, and an English wainscot oak finish.” — 1975, Oxford Stone Restored: The Work of the Oxford Historic Buildings Fund, 1957-1974, Oxford Historic Buildings Fund:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).