Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphorize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phos-pho-rize
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English phosphorize From phosphor + -ize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

phosphorizes (present, singular) phosphorizing (participle, present) phosphorized (participle, past) phosphorized (past)

Derived Forms

dephosphorize rephosphorize

Questions

What does phosphorize mean?: To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorate.
Where does phosphorize come from?: Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English phosphorize From phosphor + -ize.

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