desulfurize

[ dee-suhl-fyuh-rahyz, -fuh- ]
/ diˈsʌl fyəˌraɪz, -fə- /

verb (used with object), de·sul·fu·rized, de·sul·fu·riz·ing.

to free from sulfur.
Also especially British, de·sul·phu·rize, de·sul·phu·rise.

Origin of desulfurize

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + sulfurize

OTHER WORDS FROM desulfurize

de·sul·fu·ri·za·tion, noun de·sul·fu·riz·er, noun non·de·sul·fu·ri·za·tion, noun non·de·sul·fu·rized, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for desulphurize

  • The problem Colorado then wanted solved was how to desulphurize these rich ores of hers at a profit.

    Across America |James F. Rusling

British Dictionary definitions for desulphurize

desulphurize

desulphurise

/ (diːˈsʌlfjʊˌraɪz) /

verb

to free or become free from sulphur

Derived forms of desulphurize

desulphurization or desulphurisation, noun desulphurizer or desulphuriser, noun