presulfiding

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noun

Treatment with sulfur or sulfide prior to some other operation.

OriginEnglish sulfiding ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpresulfiding (usually uncountable, plural presulfidings)

plural presulfidings

  1. uncountableusuallyTreatment with sulfur or sulfide prior to some other operation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsulfiding
  10. Englishpresulfiding

From pre- + sulfiding.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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