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phosphorize

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

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 phosphorize

third-person singular presentphosphorizes
present participlephosphorizing
past participlephosphorized
pastphosphorized

Origin of phosphorize

From phosphor + -ize.

Words formed from phosphorize

Questions about phosphorize

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

Words near phosphorize in the dictionary

  1. phosphorite
  2. phosphorites
  3. phosphoritic
  4. phosphorization
  5. phosphorizations
  6. phosphorize
  7. phosphorized
  8. phosphorizes
  9. phosphorizing
  10. phosphorless
  11. phosphormonoesterase

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