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)

  1. (chemistry) To treat or to combine something with sulfur.
    Alternative forms: sulphurate, sulfuret, sulphuret
    Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
  2. (wine) To treat with sulfur compound (usually a sulfite).
    Alternative forms: sulphurate, sulfuret, sulphuret
    Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize
  3. (rare, agriculture) to spray/dust with sulfur.
    Alternative forms: sulphurate, sulfuret, sulphuret
    Synonyms: sulfurize, sulphurise, sulfurise, sulphurize

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Spanish

Verb

sulfurate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of sulfurar combined with te