phosphatized, ppl. a.
(ˈfɒsfətaɪzd)
[f. phosphate + -ize + -ed1.]
1. Converted into a phosphate; = phosphated a.
| 1875 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. XXXI. 361 The shales..are rich in organic remains. These..are all more or less phosphatized. 1935 Jrnl. R. Anthrop. Inst. LXV. 345 It was much sought after years ago for its contained rolled lumps of phosphatized clay—the so-called ‘coprolites’. 1976 Nature 12 Feb. 473/2 They are characterised by..phosphatised fish debris and faecal pellets. |
2. Treated or coated with a phosphate.
| 1939 Metal Treatment IV. 170 Phosphatised work, when successfully effected, was superior to work having the protective coating alone. 1976 J. R. Duncan tr. Barto{nhacek}'s Protection against Atmospheric Corrosion v. 114 There is greater resistance to under-rusting of phosphatized substrates under cracked or mechanically damaged layers. |