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desulphurize

British  
/ diːˈsʌlfjʊˌraɪz /

verb

  1. to free or become free from sulphur

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • desulphurization noun
  • desulphurizer noun

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As to the copper, we suggest that it would desulphurize part of the antimony and thus free some of that metal to collect the gold.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

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