desulfurize

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

verb (used with object)

, de·sul·fu·rized, de·sul·fu·riz·ing.

1. to free from sulfur.

Other Words From

• de·sulfu·ri·zation noun
• de·sulfu·rizer noun
• nonde·sulfu·ri·zation noun
• nonde·sulfu·rized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of desulfurize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; de- none + sulfurize none