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dephosphorized

dephosphorized is the simple past and past participle of dephosphorize.

Meaning of dephosphorize

Verb

dephosphorize (third-person singular simple present dephosphorizes, present participle dephosphorizing, simple past and past participle dephosphorized)

  1. To free from phosphorus.
    • It is also proposed to dephosphorize molten metal direct from the blast furnace as before described, then running it minus the slag into an open hearth, and there desiliconizing it down to .025, and then withdrawing the dephosphorized metal and running it into pigs.1882, Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania, Transactions, page 183

Questions about dephosphorized

What is dephosphorized the simple past and past participle of?
Dephosphorized is the simple past and past participle of dephosphorize.

Words near dephosphorized in the dictionary

  1. dephosphonylation
  2. dephosphonylations
  3. dephosphorisation
  4. dephosphorization
  5. dephosphorize
  6. dephosphorized
  7. dephosphorizes
  8. dephosphorizing
  9. dephosphorylase
  10. dephosphorylases
  11. dephosphorylate

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