Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sulphurate. Also spelled
sulphurise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Chem.) To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its compounds.
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- verb Alternative spelling of
sulfurize .
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Examples
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The image of the latter is susceptible to practically only one agent likely to come in contact with it, namely, sulphur fumes from burning gas, which partially sulphurize it and give rise to iridescent markings resembling those due to stale paper.
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