desulphurisation

A form of desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundesulphurisation (countable and uncountable, plural desulphurisations)

plural desulphurisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of desulfurization.

    The dispute stems from Total awarding the contract to build a new desulphurisation unit at the Lindsey site to Italian company IREM.

    2009 January 31, “Strikes escalate on job loss fears”, in Herald Sun

Origin

From desulphurise + -ation.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

desulphurisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desulphurisation

MLA

“desulphurisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desulphurisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desulphurisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desulphurisation.

Source: desulphurisation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.