DESULPHURIZE

desulfurize, desulphurize

(verb) remove sulfur from

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

desulphurize (third-person singular simple present desulphurizes, present participle desulphurizing, simple past and past participle desulphurized)

(Oxford) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling)

Source: Wiktionary


De*sul"phur*ize, v. t.

Definition: To desulphurate; to deprive of sulphur.

– De*sul`phur*i*za"tion, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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