The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
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.