sulfuret

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sulfuret

/ˈsʌlfjəˌɹɛt/
/ˈsʌlfjuˌɹɛt/
/ˈsʌlfəˌɹɛt/

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From Latin sulphuretum (“relating to sulphur; sulphide”), coined in 1788 as sulphuret by the translator of de Morveau, Lavoisier et al.'s 1787 book Méthode de nomenclature chimique James St. John as a translation of French sulfure.

By surface analysis, sulfur + -uret.

noun sulfurets

obsolete A sulfide. The French word for sulphur is soufre, and the new French name for the combinations of sulphur in its simple state with metals, &c. is sulfure. Thus in the French language there is a remarkable difference between the words soufre and sulfure: but in English, especially as spondees are very uncommon

verb sulfurets · sulfureting · sulfuretting · sulfureted · sulfuretted

alternative, obsolete Alternative form of sulfurate

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@misc{sulfuret_2026,
  title = {sulfuret},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sulfuret},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}