phosphureted

adjective

phos·​phu·​ret·​ed

variants or phosphuretted

ˈfäsfyəˌretə̇d

: phosphoreted

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English phosphuret something combined with phosphorus (modification—influenced by French phosphure something combined with phosphorus—of New Latin phosphoretum phosphuret, from phosphorus) + English -ed

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