(attributive) designating any method of treating timber with a preservative in which the walls of the cells of the wood are coated with the preservative but the cavities of the cells remain empty.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Railway Review.
Definition of empty cell in US English:
empty cell
adjective
(attributive) designating any method of treating timber with a preservative in which the walls of the cells of the wood are coated with the preservative but the cavities of the cells remain empty.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Railway Review.