sulphurate
sulphurate is the alternative spelling of sulfurate.
Meaning of sulfurate
Verb
sulfurate (third-person singular simple present sulfurates, present participle sulfurating, simple past and past participle sulfurated)
- To treat or to combine something with sulfur.
- Synonyms:
- sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
- To treat with sulfur compound (usually a sulfite).
- Synonyms:
- sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
- to spray/dust with sulfur.
- Synonyms:
- sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
Adjective
sulphurate (comparative more sulphurate, superlative most sulphurate)
- sulphurous
- a pale sulphurate colour1660, H[enry] More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC
Forms of sulphurate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | sulphurates |
| present participle | sulphurating |
| past participle | sulphurated |
| past | sulphurated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more sulphurate |
| superlative | most sulphurate |
Origin of sulphurate
From sulphur + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
From sulphur + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Words formed from sulphurate
Questions about sulphurate
- What does sulphurate mean?
- Sulphurate means sulphurous.
- What is sulphurate the alternative spelling of?
- Sulphurate is the alternative spelling of sulfurate.
- What part of speech is sulphurate?
- Sulphurate is an adjective.
Words near sulphurate in the dictionary
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