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phosphorate

[fos-fuh-reyt]

verb (used with object)

phosphorated, phosphorating 

  1. Chemistry.Also to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.

  2. to cause to have phosphorescence.

phosphorate

/ ˈɒəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to treat or combine with phosphorus

  2. rare(tr) to cause (a substance) to exhibit phosphorescence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phosphorate1

1780–90; phosphor- or phosphor + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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On the heath, glow-worms glimmer; on the moss, phosphorate toadstools, under whose canopies tiny elfs watch the gambols.

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