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sul·fu·ret

 (sŭl′fə-rĕt′, -fyə-)
tr.v. sul·fu·ret·ed, sul·fu·ret·ing, sul·fu·rets or sul·fu·ret·ted or sul·fu·ret·ting
To sulfurize.
n.
A sulfide.

[From New Latin sulfurētum, sulfide : sulf-, sulfur (from Latin sulfur) + -urētum, obsolete chemical suff.]
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Thiocolchicoside (TCD) is a sulfureted semisynthetic drug derived from colchicoside, a natural glucoside present in the plant Gloriosa superba.
Pulping was conducted by the kraft pulping method with a liquor ratio of 1: 5.5, active alkali of 30%, and a sulfureted degree of 30%.
where P and A are the polymer (EPDM) and soluble sulfureted zinc complex ([S.sub.8] + accelerators + ZnO + stearic acid) respectively, [P*.sub.1] is the pendent sulfur (crosslink precursor), [P.sub.v] is the reticulated EPDM.