sulfiding

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noun

sulfidation

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

nounsulfiding (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrysulfidation

Origin

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

From sulfide + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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