sulfidation

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noun

Reaction with sulfur to form sulfides.

OriginEnglish sulfide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Middle English sulphur →
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Meanings

nounsulfidation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfidations)

plural sulfidations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryReaction with sulfur to form sulfides.

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulf(ur)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishsulfide
  9. Englishsulfidation

From sulfide + -ation.

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APA

sulfidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfidation

MLA

“sulfidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfidation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfidation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfidation.

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