desulfurate

Or de·sul·phu·rate

[dee-suhl-fyuh-reyt, -fuh-]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

desulfurated, desulfurating 

1. to desulfurize.

Other Word Forms

• desulfuration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of desulfurate¹

First recorded in 1750–60; de- + sulfurate