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sulfuring

sulfuring is the present participle and gerund of sulfur.

Meaning of sulfur

Verb

sulfur (third-person singular simple present sulfurs, present participle sulfuring, simple past and past participle sulfured)

  1. (transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

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Noun

sulfuring (uncountable)

  1. treatment with sulfur or sulfur compounds

Questions about sulfuring

What does sulfuring mean?
Sulfuring means treatment with sulfur or sulfur compounds.
What is sulfuring the present participle and gerund of?
Sulfuring is the present participle and gerund of sulfur.
What part of speech is sulfuring?
Sulfuring is a noun.

Words near sulfuring in the dictionary

  1. sulfurian
  2. sulfuric
  3. sulfuric acid
  4. sulfuric acids
  5. sulfuriferous
  6. sulfuring
  7. sulfurise
  8. sulfurised
  9. sulfurises
  10. sulfurising
  11. sulfurity

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