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phosphorize

phos·pho·rize
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fos-fuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈfɒs fəˌraɪz/
    • /fˈɒsfərˌaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fos-fuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈfɒs fəˌraɪz/

Definition of phosphorize word

  • verb with object phosphorize phosphorate (def 1). 1
Just one definition for phosphorize

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Origin of phosphorize

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; phosphor- + -ize

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Parts of speech for Phosphorize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Phosphorize

phosphorize popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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