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phosphorates

phosphorates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of phosphorate.

Meaning of phosphorate

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.

Questions about phosphorates

What is phosphorates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Phosphorates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of phosphorate.

Words near phosphorates in the dictionary

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

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