2. Noun. treatment with sulfur or sulfur compounds ¹
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Definition of Sulfuring
1. sulfur [v] - See also: sulfur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfuring
Literary usage of Sulfuring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1921)
"The sulfuring of dried fruits may be mentioned here as a deeply interesting ...
It is true, however, that a small amount of sulfuring provides protection ..."
2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"sulfuring apparently favors the formation of esters and tti; ... sulfuring in
combination with орел storage appears to cause a uniform rate of increase in ..."
3. Pamphlets on Enology (1892)
"The first sulfuring should be made when the shoots are between 6 and 15 inches
long.. It should be done in such a way that every part of every leaf of every ..."
4. Bleaching and Related Processes as Applied to Textile Fibers and Other Materials by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1921)
"Jute has also been bleached by the use of sulfuring or stoving process whereby the
... If jute after sulfuring is dampened it becomes quite yellow in color, ..."
5. Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University by New York State College of Agriculture (1914)
"Several days passed before the grower was able to sulfur, because of other work
and because his machine had not yet arrived. When sulfuring was finally ..."
6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"sulfuring is a process to which fruit is subjected to give it a lighter color.
The fruit is exposed to fumes of burning sulfur before being exposed to the ..."
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