sulfurate
English
Etymology
From sulfur + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
sulfurate (third-person singular simple present sulfurates, present participle sulfurating, simple past and past participle sulfurated)
- (chemistry) To treat or to combine something with sulfur.
- Alternative forms: sulphurate, sulfuret, sulphuret
- Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
- (wine) To treat with sulfur compound (usually a sulfite).
- Alternative forms: sulphurate, sulfuret, sulphuret
- Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
- (rare, agriculture) to spray/dust with sulfur.
- Alternative forms: sulphurate, sulfuret, sulphuret
- Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
Derived terms
Translations
chemistry
Spanish
Verb
sulfurate