- sulphurise
- British variant of sulfurize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sulphurise
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sulphurise — (Brit.) v. treat with sulphur; fumigate with sulphur or sulphur dioxide (also sulphurize) … English contemporary dictionary
sulphurise — /sul fyeuh ruyz , feuh /, v.t., sulphurised, sulphurising. Chiefly Brit. sulfurize. * * * … Universalium
sulphurise — /ˈsʌlfjəraɪz/ (say sulfyuhruyz) verb (t) (sulphurised, sulphurising) 1. to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulphur. 2. to fumigate with sulphur dioxide. Also, sulphurize, sulfurise, sulfurize. –sulphurisation /sʌlfjəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (say sulfyuhruy …
sulphurise — /sul fyeuh ruyz , feuh /, v.t., sulphurised, sulphurising. Chiefly Brit. sulfurize. * * * sulˈphurize or sulˈphurise transitive verb To sulphurate • • • Main Entry: ↑sulphur … Useful english dictionary
sulphurised — sulphurise (Brit.) v. treat with sulphur; fumigate with sulphur or sulphur dioxide (also sulphurize) … English contemporary dictionary
sulphurises — sulphurise (Brit.) v. treat with sulphur; fumigate with sulphur or sulphur dioxide (also sulphurize) … English contemporary dictionary
sulphurising — sulphurise (Brit.) v. treat with sulphur; fumigate with sulphur or sulphur dioxide (also sulphurize) … English contemporary dictionary
sulfurize — sulfurization, n. /sul fyeuh ruyz , feuh /, v.t., sulfurized, sulfurizing. 1. to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur. 2. to fumigate with sulfur dioxide. Also, esp. Brit., sulphurise. [1785 95; < F sulfuriser. See SULFUR, IZE] * * * … Universalium
sulfur — 1. noun /ˈsʌl.fə,ˈsʌl.fɚ/ a) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16. b) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur. Syn: brimstone See Also: desulfurize, desulphurise, desulphurize … Wiktionary
sullage — sul·lage səl ij n SEWAGE Each boldface word in the list below is a chiefly British variant of the word to its right in small capitals. sulpha SULFA sulphacetamide SULFACETAMIDE sulphacetimide SULFACETAMIDE sulphadiazine SULFADIAZINE… … Medical dictionary
