Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desulphurize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: desul-phur-ize
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of desulfurize.

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- English sulphurize English desulphurize From de- + sulphurize.

Inflected Forms

desulphurizes (present, singular) desulphurizing (participle, present) desulphurized (participle, past) desulphurized (past)

Derived Forms

desulphurization nondesulphurized

Synonyms

desulfurize

Questions

What does desulphurize mean?: Alternative spelling of desulfurize.
Where does desulphurize 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- English sulphurize English desulphurize From de- + sulphurize.

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