Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "galvanising" ita ce motsa jiki ko zaburar da wani ya ɗauki mataki, ko kuma sanya ƙarfe, musamman ƙarfe ko ƙarfe, tare da shinge na zinc don hana tsatsa. Kalmar "galvanize" kuma tana iya nufin girgiza ko tada hankalin wani ya ɗauki mataki ko kuma ba da wani abu girgizar lantarki don tada shi.
