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dephosphorizing

dephosphorizing is the present participle and gerund 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 dephosphorizing

What is dephosphorizing the present participle and gerund of?
Dephosphorizing is the present participle and gerund of dephosphorize.

Words near dephosphorizing in the dictionary

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

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