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sulphuration
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sulphuration, n. [Cf. F. sulfuration, L. sulphuratio, sulfuratio, a vein of sulphur.].
The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or impregnated. [1913 Webster]
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