sulfur
English
Alternative forms
* sulphur
Noun
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en-noun)
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.
(countable, uncountable) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
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Synonyms
* (element) brimstone
Derived terms
* desulfur, desulphur
* disulfur, disulphur
* flowers of sulfur, flowers of sulphur
* hepar sulphuris
* hydrodesulfurization, hydrohydrodesulphurisation, hydrohydrodesulphurization
* iron-sulfur cluster, iron-sulphur cluster
* potash of sulfur, potash of sulphur
* sulf-, sulfo-, sulph-, sulpho-
* sulfa-, sulpha-
* sulfonium, sulphonium
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* sulfurate, sulphurate
* sulfur acid, sulphur acid
* sulfur alcohol, sulphur alcohol
* sulfur bacterium, sulphur bacterium
* sulfur bath, sulphur bath
* sulfur-bottom, sulphur-bottom
* sulfur-bottom whale, sulphur-bottom whale
* sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly
* sulfur cast, sulphur cast
* sulfur cockatoo, sulphur cockatoo
* sulfur-color, sulphur-colour
* sulfur-colored, sulphur-coloured
* sulphur cone
* sulfur-crested cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo
* sulfur cycle, sulphur cycle
* sulfur dibromide, sulphur dibromide
* sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide
* sulfured, sulphured
* sulphur-headed cauliflower
* sulfur ether, sulphur ether
* sulfuretum, sulphuretum
* sulfur fungus, sulphur fungus
* sulfur hexafluoride, sulphur hexafluoride
* sulfuric, sulphuric
* sulfuriferous, sulphuriferous
* sulfur impression, sulphur impression
* sulfuring, sulphuring
* sulfurity, sulphurity
* sulfur match, sulphur match
* sulfur monoxide, sulphur monoxide
* sulphur of ivy
* sulfur ore, sulphur ore
* sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide
* sulfur parakeet, sulphur parakeet
* sulfur pearl, sulphur pearl
* sulfur print, sulphur print
* sulfur pyrites, sulphur pyrites
* sulfur rain, sulphur rain
* sulfur salt, sulphur salt
* sulfur shower, sulphur shower
* sulfur soap, sulphur soap
* sulfur spring, sulphur spring
* sulfur tree, sulphur tree
* sulfur trioxide, sulphur trioxide
* sulfur tuft, sulphur tuft
* sulphur vivum
* sulfur weed, sulphur weed
* sulfur works, sulphur works
* sulfurwort, sulphurwort
* sulfur yellow, sulphur yellow
* sulfury, sulphury
* sulfuryl, sulphuryl
* tetrasulfur, tetrasulphur
* vegetable sulfur, vegetable sulphur
* virgin sulfur, virgin sulphur
* volcanic sulfur, volcanic sulphur
* ultra-low sulfur diesel, ultra-low sulphur diesel
Related terms
* desulfurize, desulphurise, desulphurize
* disulfoton
* solfatara
* sulfa, sulpha
* sulfane, sulphane
* sulfatase, sulphatase
* sulfate, sulphate
* sulfated, sulphated
* sulfide, sulphide
* sulfite, sulphite
* sulfonal, sulphonal
* sulfonamide, sulphonamide
* sulfone, sulphone
* sulphureo-
* sulfureous, sulphureous
* sulfuret, sulphuret
* sulfurize, sulphurise, sulphurize
* sulfurous, sulphurous
* sulphur vivum
* sulpiride
Adjective
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en adjective)
Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
Verb
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en verb)
To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.
See also
* acid rain
* alunite
* barite
* cinnabar
* cysteine
* dithionous acid
* Epsom salts
* galena
* gunpowder
* gypsum
* heparin
* Lawesson's reagent
* mercaptan
* methionine
* oleum
* polythionic acid
* pyrite
* sodium dithionate
* sodium dithionite
* sphalerite
* stibnite
* thi-, thio-
* thiol
* thiolate
* thionic
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