phosphorating

Variant of phosphorate

phosphorate definition

phos·pho·rate (fäs′fə rāt′)

transitive verb phosphorated -·rat′ed, phosphorating -·rat′·ing

to combine or impregnate with phosphorus

Etymology: phosphor(us) + -ate

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