desulfurization
noun
desulfurization is spelled D-E-S-U-L-F-U-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, desulfurization means “The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of desulfurization is desulfurizations.
How many letters and syllables are in desulfurization?
| Letters | 15: D-E-S-U-L-F-U-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is desulfurization?
Desulfurization appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of desulfurization
- desulfurizations plural
- desulphurisation
- desulphurization
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desulfurization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Desulfurization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of removing sulfur:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Entschwefelung |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.