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desulphurise

desulphurise is the alternative spelling of desulfurize.

Meaning of desulfurize

Verb

desulfurize (third-person singular simple present desulfurizes, present participle desulfurizing, simple past and past participle desulfurized)

  1. (US, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
    Synonyms:
    desulfur

Forms of desulphurise

third-person singular presentdesulphurises
present participledesulphurising
past participledesulphurised
pastdesulphurised

Words formed from desulphurise

Questions about desulphurise

What is desulphurise the alternative spelling of?
Desulphurise is the alternative spelling of desulfurize.

Words near desulphurise in the dictionary

  1. desulphurication
  2. desulphurications
  3. desulphuring
  4. desulphurisation
  5. desulphurisations
  6. desulphurise
  7. desulphurised
  8. desulphuriser
  9. desulphurisers
  10. desulphurises
  11. desulphurising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulphurise (page history and authors); desulfurize (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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