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desulphur

desulphur is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of desulphur

third-person singular presentdesulphurs
present participledesulphuring
past participledesulphured
pastdesulphured

Questions about desulphur

What is desulphur the alternative spelling of?
Desulphur is the alternative spelling of desulfur.

Words near desulphur in the dictionary

  1. desulphoglucosinolate
  2. desulphoglucosinolates
  3. desulphonated
  4. desulphonation
  5. desulphonations
  6. desulphur
  7. desulphurase
  8. desulphurases
  9. desulphurate
  10. desulphurated
  11. desulphurates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulphur (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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