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desulfur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
desul-fur
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases)

Transitive 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 English desulfur From de- + sulfur.

Usage

Inflected Forms

desulfurs (present, singular) desulfuring (participle, present) desulfured (participle, past) desulfured (past) desulphur (alternative)

Synonyms

desulfurize

Questions

What does desulfur mean?
to remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases)
Where does desulfur come from?
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 English desulfur From de- + sulfur.

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