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desulphurize

desulphurize 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 desulphurize

third-person singular presentdesulphurizes
present participledesulphurizing
past participledesulphurized
pastdesulphurized

Origin of desulphurize

From de- + sulphurize.

Words formed from desulphurize

Questions about desulphurize

What is desulphurize the alternative spelling of?
Desulphurize is the alternative spelling of desulfurize.

Words near desulphurize in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulphurize (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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