Meanings
verbphosphorate (third-person singular simple present phosphorates, present participle phosphorating, simple past and past participle phosphorated)
present singular third person phosphorates · participle present phosphorating · participle past phosphorated · past phosphorated
- transitiveTo combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.
Origin
From phosphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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APA
phosphorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorate
MLA
“phosphorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphorate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorate.
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