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phosphorize

American  
[fos-fuh-rahyz] / ˈfɒs fəˌraɪz /
especially British, phosphorise

verb (used with object)

phosphorized, phosphorizing

  1. phosphorate.

Other Word Forms

  • phosphorization noun

Etymology

Origin of phosphorize

First recorded in 1790–1800; phosphor- + -ize

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