Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kyanize \Ky"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kyanized}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Kyanizing}.] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the
   process.]
   To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a
   solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under
   pressure.