desulfurize

especially British, de·sul·phu·rize,

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

verb (used with object)

desulfurized, desulfurizing 

1. to free from sulfur.

Other Word Forms

• desulfurization noun
• desulfurizer noun
• nondesulfurization noun
• nondesulfurized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of desulfurize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + sulfurize

Example Sentences

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