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Phosphorate

Phosphorate \Phos"phor*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phosphorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Phosphorating.] (Chem.) To impregnate, or combine, with phosphorus or its compounds; as, phosphorated oil.

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phosphorate

vb. to combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize

Usage examples of "phosphorate".

He was little more than a spectral form - except for masses of curly blond hair that shone faintly like sinuous strands of phosphorate seaweed.

He was little more than a spectral form—except for masses of curly blond hair that shone faintly like sinuous strands of phosphorate seaweed.