desulfurize

American

[dee-suhl-fyuh-rahyz, -fuh-] / diˈsʌl fyəˌraɪz, -fə- /

especially British, desulphurize,

verb (used with object)

desulfurized, desulfurizing

to free from sulfur.

Other Word Forms

desulfurization noun
desulfurizer noun
nondesulfurization noun
nondesulfurized adjective

Etymology

Origin of desulfurize

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + sulfurize

Example Sentences

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One option is to truck it in from centralized production facilities located primarily along the Gulf Coast, where hydrogen is used at oil refineries to desulfurize fuels.

From Scientific American

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