phosphatize

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English

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Etymology

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From phosphate +‎ -ize.

Verb

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phosphatize (third-person singular simple present phosphatizes, present participle phosphatizing, simple past and past participle phosphatized)

  1. to convert something into a phosphate
  2. to treat something with phosphate or phosphoric acid