sulfurized

[suhl-fyuh-rahyz, -fuh-]

sul·fu·rize

[suhl-fyuh-rahyz, -fuh-]
verb (used with object), sul·fu·rized, sul·fu·riz·ing.
1.
to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
2.
to fumigate with sulfur dioxide.
Also, especially British, sulphurise.


Origin:
1785–95; < French sulfuriser. See sulfur, -ize

sul·fu·ri·za·tion, noun
re·sul·fu·rize, verb (used with object), re·sul·fu·rized, re·sul·fu·riz·ing.
su·per·sul·fu·rize, verb (used with object), su·per·sul·fu·rized, su·per·sul·fu·riz·ing.
un·sul·fu·rized, adjective
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sulfurized

adjective
treated or impregnated with sulfur; "sulfuretted hydrogen" [syn: sulphuretted
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