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phosphating

phosphating noun: the application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals (usually steels); various types exist; the coating is often black or gray.

Noun

phosphating (usually uncountable, plural phosphatings)

  1. (usually) The application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals (usually steels); various types exist; the coating is often black or gray.
    • Near-synonym: blackening
    Synonyms:
    blackening

Synonyms of phosphating

Forms of phosphating

pluralphosphatings

Origin of phosphating

From phosphate + -ing.

Questions about phosphating

What does phosphating mean?
Phosphating means the application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals (usually steels); various types exist; the coating is often black or gray.
What part of speech is phosphating?
Phosphating is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphating?
The plural of phosphating is phosphatings.

Words near phosphating in the dictionary

  1. phosphatidylserines
  2. phosphatidylthreonine
  3. phosphatidylthreonines
  4. phosphatidyltransferase
  5. phosphatidyltransferases
  6. phosphating
  7. phosphatings
  8. phosphation
  9. phosphations
  10. phosphatisation
  11. phosphatisations

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