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phosphatings

phosphatings is the plural of phosphating.

Meaning of phosphating

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

Questions about phosphatings

What is phosphatings the plural of?
Phosphatings is the plural of phosphating.

Words near phosphatings in the dictionary

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

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