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desulfurate

desulfurate is the alternative form of desulphurate.

Meaning of desulphurate

Verb

desulphurate (third-person singular simple present desulphurates, present participle desulphurating, simple past and past participle desulphurated)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
    Synonyms:
    desulfurize

Forms of desulfurate

third-person singular presentdesulfurates
present participledesulfurating
past participledesulfurated
pastdesulfurated

Questions about desulfurate

What is desulfurate the alternative form of?
Desulfurate is the alternative form of desulphurate.

Words near desulfurate in the dictionary

  1. desulfonations
  2. desulfoviridin
  3. desulfur
  4. desulfurase
  5. desulfurases
  6. desulfurate
  7. desulfurated
  8. desulfurates
  9. desulfurating
  10. desulfuration
  11. desulfurations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulfurate (page history and authors); desulphurate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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