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Phosphating

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Noun
  1. 1
    The application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals (usually steels); various types exist; the coating is often black or gray. uncountable, usually

    "Near-synonym: blackening"

Etymology

From phosphate + -ing.

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