desulfurize

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desulfurize (third-person singular simple present desulfurizes, present participle desulfurizing, simple past and past participle desulfurized)

(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).

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desulfur

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to remove the sulfur

Dutch: ontzwavelen (nl)
German: entschwefeln (de)
Italian: desolforare (it)