sulfur

Definition of Sulfur in English :

Noun

1. atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur

an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

Verb

2. sulfur, sulphur

treat with sulphur in order to preserve

Example Sentences:
'These dried fruits are sulphured'

sulphur

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sulfur

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noun

the US preferred spelling of sulphur

Sulfur

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noun

1.

a pale-yellow, nonmetallic chemical element found in crystalline or amorphous form: it burns with a blue flame and a stifling odor and is used in vulcanizing rubber and in making matches, paper, gunpowder, insecticides, sulfuric acid, etc.: symbol, S; at. no., 16

see the periodic table of elements in the Reference Supplement

2.

any of numerous small to medium-sized butterflies (family Pieridae) having yellow or orange wings with dark borders

: in full sulfur butterfly

3.

yellow with a greenish tinge

often sulfur yellow

verb transitive

4.

sulfurize

Sulfur

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n.

1. Symbol S A pale yellow nonmetallic element occurring widely in nature in several free, allotropic and crystal forms and combined in numerous sulfates and sulfides. It is used in black gunpowder, rubber vulcanization, the manufacture of insecticides and pharmaceuticals, and in the preparation of sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid. Atomic number 16; atomic weight 32.066; melting point 115.21°C; boiling point 444.61°C; specific gravity at 20°C (rhombic) 2.07, (monoclinic) 2.00; valence 2, 4, 6. See Periodic Table.

2. Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae of the family Pieridae, having yellow or orange wings often marked with black.

tr.v. sul·fured, sul·fur·ing, sul·furs also sul·phured or sul·phur·ing or sul·phurs

To treat with sulfur or a compound of sulfur.

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