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phosphorating

phosphorating is the present participle and gerund 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 phosphorating

What is phosphorating the present participle and gerund of?
Phosphorating is the present participle and gerund of phosphorate.

Words near phosphorating in the dictionary

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

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