hydrodesulfurization

noun

a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide

Scrabble 40

Meanings

nounhydrodesulfurization (usually uncountable, plural hydrodesulfurizations)

plural hydrodesulfurizations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistrya process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide

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

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