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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of sulfur.
  • adjective treated with sulfur

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Examples

  • Through the sulfured pool they gripped and grappled.

    Reiffeins Choice 2006

  • American buyers typically require sundried tomatoes to be sulfured, while the EU requires a salted product as sulfur is absolutely forbidden.

    Here’s Lookin’ at You Cook: Michael Manning 2006

  • There is some controversy about the health aspects of ingesting sulfured foods, and great care must be taken not to inhale the sulfur dioxide fumes as they can cause damage to lung tissue.

    Chapter 10 1984

  • Food is sulfured by being enclosed in an area filled with sulfur dioxide fumes.

    Chapter 6 1980

  • But down the chain, more bodegas have seemingly traded the complexity of their cheaper bottles for weak, overly sulfured fare.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011

  • But down the chain, more bodegas have seemingly traded the complexity of their cheaper bottles for weak, overly sulfured fare.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011

  • It was over-sulfured and made in a high-extract/Sauvignon-like style that was more reminiscent of Bongran or Friuli than of a typical Macon wine (the wine is indeed 100% Chardonnay).

    CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes) 2010

  • It was over-sulfured and made in a high-extract/Sauvignon-like style that was more reminiscent of

    CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes) 2010

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