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phosphorate

phosphorate verb: to combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.

Verb

phosphorate (third-person singular simple present phosphorates, present participle phosphorating, simple past and past participle phosphorated)

  1. (transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.

Forms of phosphorate

third-person singular presentphosphorates
present participlephosphorating
past participlephosphorated
pastphosphorated

Origin of phosphorate

From phosphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about phosphorate

What does phosphorate mean?
Phosphorate means to combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.
What part of speech is phosphorate?
Phosphorate is a verb.
What is the past tense of phosphorate?
The past tense of phosphorate is phosphorated.

Words near phosphorate in the dictionary

  1. phosphoramidon
  2. phosphorane
  3. phosphoranes
  4. phosphoranyl
  5. phosphoranyls
  6. phosphorate
  7. phosphorated
  8. phosphorates
  9. phosphorating
  10. phosphoration
  11. phosphorations

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