phosphatize

[ fos-fuh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object),phos·pha·tized, phos·pha·tiz·ing.
  1. to treat with phosphates.

  2. to change to phosphate.

Origin of phosphatize

1
First recorded in 1880–85; phosphate + -ize
  • Also especially British, phos·pha·tise .

Other words from phosphatize

  • phos·pha·ti·za·tion, phos·pha·tion [fos-fey-shuhn], /fɒsˈfeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • un·phos·pha·tized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for phosphatize

phosphatize

phosphatise

/ (ˈfɒsfəˌtaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to treat with a phosphate or phosphates, as by applying a fertilizer

  2. to change or be changed into a phosphate

Derived forms of phosphatize

  • phosphatization or phosphatisation, noun

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