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desulphurization

desulphurization is the alternative spelling of desulfurization.

Meaning of desulfurization

Noun

desulfurization (countable and uncountable, plural desulfurizations)

  1. The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.

Forms of desulphurization

pluraldesulphurizations

Origin of desulphurization

From desulphurize + -ation.

Questions about desulphurization

What is desulphurization the alternative spelling of?
Desulphurization is the alternative spelling of desulfurization.

Words near desulphurization in the dictionary

  1. desulphurised
  2. desulphuriser
  3. desulphurisers
  4. desulphurises
  5. desulphurising
  6. desulphurization
  7. desulphurizations
  8. desulphurize
  9. desulphurized
  10. desulphurizer
  11. desulphurizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulphurization (page history and authors); desulfurization (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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