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phosphorise

phosphorise is the alternative spelling of phosphorize.

Meaning of phosphorize

Verb

phosphorize (third-person singular simple present phosphorizes, present participle phosphorizing, simple past and past participle phosphorized)

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

Forms of phosphorise

third-person singular presentphosphorises
present participlephosphorising
past participlephosphorised
pastphosphorised

Origin of phosphorise

From phosphor + -ise.

Questions about phosphorise

What is phosphorise the alternative spelling of?
Phosphorise is the alternative spelling of phosphorize.

Words near phosphorise in the dictionary

  1. phosphorimages
  2. phosphorimaging
  3. phosphorimetry
  4. phosphorine
  5. phosphorines
  6. phosphorise
  7. phosphorised
  8. phosphorises
  9. phosphorising
  10. phosphorism
  11. Phosphorist

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