phosphatize

American

[fos-fuh-tahyz] / ˈfɒs fəˌtaɪz /

especially British, phosphatise

verb (used with object)

phosphatized, phosphatizing

to treat with phosphates.
to change to phosphate.

phosphatize British

/ ˈfɒsfəˌtaɪz /

verb

(tr) to treat with a phosphate or phosphates, as by applying a fertilizer
to change or be changed into a phosphate

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Etymology

Origin of phosphatize

First recorded in 1880–85; phosphate + -ize

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phosphatized

It is also remarkable for the phosphatic nodules, and for the numerous casts of Ammonites, Turrilites, and other fossils mostly phosphatized, which it contains.

From The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight by J. Cecil Hughes

In the Cambrian limestones, as in their more 87 recent analogues, layers and nodules of chert and phosphatized material are not wanting.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

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