phosphorate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From phosphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
[edit]phosphorate (third-person singular simple present phosphorates, present participle phosphorating, simple past and past participle phosphorated)
- (transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize.
See also
[edit]- phosphorylate (not to be confused)