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desulfuring

desulfuring is the present participle and gerund of desulfur.

Meaning of desulfur

Verb

desulfur (third-person singular simple present desulfurs, present participle desulfuring, simple past and past participle desulfured)

  1. (transitive) to remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases)
    Synonyms:
    desulfurize

Questions about desulfuring

What is desulfuring the present participle and gerund of?
Desulfuring is the present participle and gerund of desulfur.

Words near desulfuring in the dictionary

  1. desulfuration
  2. desulfurations
  3. desulfured
  4. desulfurication
  5. desulfurications
  6. desulfuring
  7. desulfurise
  8. desulfurised
  9. desulfuriser
  10. desulfurises
  11. desulfurising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulfuring (page history and authors); desulfur (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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