desulfurate

or de·sul·phu·rate

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

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, de·sul·fu·rat·ed, de·sul·fu·rat·ing.

1. to desulfurize.

Other Words From

• de·sulfu·ration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of desulfurate¹

First recorded in 1750–60; de- + sulfurate