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verb
To treat or to combine something with sulfur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To treat with sulfur compound (usually a sulfite).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
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Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to spray/dust with sulfur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sulfurate From sulfur + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
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