phosphatize

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verb

to convert something into a phosphate

OriginEnglish phosphate ← French phosphate →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person phosphatizes · participle present phosphatizing · participle past phosphatized · past phosphatized

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

Origin

  1. Frenchphosphate
  2. Englishphosphate
  3. Englishphosphatize

From phosphate + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

phosphatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatize

MLA

“phosphatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatize.

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