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phosphoreted definition

phos·pho·reted or phosphoretted phos′·pho·ret′·ted (fäs′fə ret′id)

adjective

combined or impregnated with phosphorus
also phosphureted phos′·phu·ret′ed (-fyo̵̅o̅-) or phosphuretted phos′·phu·ret′·ted

Etymology: < ModL phosphoretum, phosphide + phosphorus + -ed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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