phosphatize

[ fos-fuh-tahyz ]

/ ˈfɒs fəˌtaɪz /

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verb (used with object), phos·pha·tized, phos·pha·tiz·ing.

to treat with phosphates.

to change to phosphate.

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Also especially British, phos·pha·tise .

Origin of phosphatize

First recorded in 1880–85; phosphate + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM phosphatize

phos·pha·ti·za·tion, phos·pha·tion

[fos-fey-shuhn], /fɒsˈfeɪ ʃən/, nounun·phos·pha·tized, adjective

Words nearby phosphatize

phosphatic, phosphatide, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatize, phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite

British Dictionary definitions for phosphatize

phosphatize

phosphatise

/ (ˈfɒsfəˌtaɪz) /

verb

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

to change or be changed into a phosphate

Derived forms of phosphatize

phosphatization or phosphatisation, noun

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