English Explanatory Dictionary

sulfurate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To treat or to combine something with sulfur.
  2. To treat with sulfur compound (usually a sulfite).
  3. to spray/dust with sulfur.

Word forms

sulfurate sulfurates sulfurating sulfurated

Etymology

From sulfur + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

sulfurize sulphurise sulfurise sulphurize

Related words

sulphurate sulfuret sulphuret

Derived words

sulfuration unsulfurated
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