phosphorize

[ fos-fuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),phos·pho·rized, phos·pho·riz·ing.

phosphorate (def. 1).

Origin of phosphorize

¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; phosphor- + -ize

Also especially British, phos·pho·rise .

Other words from phosphorize

phos·pho·ri·za·tion, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use phosphorize in a sentence

If the phosphorized ether be applied to the hand or to other warm bodies these will become luminous.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do | Anonymous
Egg yolk is the most abundant source of phosphorized fat in food material, but milk likewise furnishes an appreciable amount.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit
Phosphorized bodies yielding by decomposition metaphosphoric acid.
On Digestive Proteolysis | R. H. Chittenden

Browse