Usually means: Remove sulfur compounds from substances.
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  1. desulfurize: Merriam-Webster
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  3. desulfurize: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. desulfurize: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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▸ verb:  (American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).

Similar:
desulfur, desulphurise, desulphurize, desulfurise, desulphurate, desulfurate, deoxidize, desulfonate, deoxidise, desoil, more...

Opposite:
sulfurize, add sulfur

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Similar:
desulfur, desulphurise, desulphurize, desulfurise, desulphurate, desulfurate, deoxidize, desulfonate, deoxidise, desoil, more...

Opposite:
sulfurize, add sulfur



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