phosphatize

[ fos-fuh-tahyz ]
/ ˈfɒs fəˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), phos·pha·tized, phos·pha·tiz·ing.

to treat with phosphates.
to change to phosphate.
Also especially British, phos·pha·tise.

Origin of phosphatize

First recorded in 1880–85; phosphate + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM phosphatize

phos·pha·ti·za·tion, phos·pha·tion [fos-fey-shuh n] /fɒsˈfeɪ ʃən/, noun un·phos·pha·tized, adjective

Words nearby phosphatize

phosphatide, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatize, phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite

British Dictionary definitions for phosphatize

phosphatize

phosphatise

/ (ˈfɒsfəˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to treat with a phosphate or phosphates, as by applying a fertilizer
to change or be changed into a phosphate

Derived forms of phosphatize

phosphatization or phosphatisation, noun