desulfurize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sulfurize English desulfurize From de- + sulfurize.
Meanings
- (US, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| desulphurize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| desulphurise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| desulfurizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desulfurizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| desulfurized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desulfurized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hydrodesulfurize · desulfurization · desulfurizer
Synonyms
Translations (3)
nl ontzwavelen (to remove the sulfur) · de entschwefeln (to remove the sulfur) · it desolforare (to remove the sulfur)