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verb
To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
remove sulfur from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: desulphurize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: get rid of, remove
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sulfurize English desulfurize From de- + sulfurize.
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