SULPHURATE

Etymology

Verb

sulphurate (third-person singular simple present sulphurates, present participle sulphurating, simple past and past participle sulphurated)

Alternative spelling of sulfurate

Adjective

sulphurate (comparative more sulphurate, superlative most sulphurate)

(poetic, rare, obsolete) sulphurous

Source: Wiktionary


Sul"phu*rate, a. Etym: [L. sulphuratus, sulfuratus.]

Definition: Sulphureous. [Poetic & R.] Dr. H. More.

Sul"phu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sulphurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sulphurating.] (Chem.)

Definition: To sulphurize. [Archaic]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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