noun
- the process of converting or treating something with phosphate, or the replacement of original material by phosphate minerals
Usage: geology; paleontology; chemistry
Examples
- Phosphatization of fossil bones helps preserve their structure for millions of years.
- The phosphatization of organic material in sedimentary rocks creates valuable phosphate deposits.
- Geologists study phosphatization to understand how fossils form and are preserved.
- Industrial phosphatization improves the corrosion resistance of metal surfaces.
- The phosphatization process replaces original minerals with phosphate compounds over geological time.