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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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phosphorate1

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