sulphur

sul·phur ¹  (slfr)

n.

Any of various butterflies of the genus Colias and related genera of the family Pieridae, having yellow or orange wings marked with black.

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[Short for sulphur butterfly.]

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sul·phur ²  (slfr)

n. & v.

Variant of sulfur.

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sulphur US, sulfur [ˈsʌlfə]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)

a.  an allotropic nonmetallic element, occurring free in volcanic regions and in combined state in gypsum, pyrite, and galena. The stable yellow rhombic form converts on heating to monoclinic needles. It is used in the production of sulphuric acid, in the vulcanization of rubber, and in fungicides. Symbol: S; atomic no.: 16; atomic wt.: 32.066; valency: 2, 4, or 6; relative density: 2.07 (rhombic), 1.957 (monoclinic); melting pt.: 115.22°C (rhombic), 119.0°C (monoclinic); boiling pt.: 444.674°C Related adj thionic

b.  (as modifier) sulphur springs

[C14 soufre, from Old French, from Latin sulfur]

sulphuric  US, sulfuric [sʌlˈfjʊərɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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) atomic number 16, sulfur, S chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur - an old name for sulfur sulfide, sulphide - a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, vitriol - (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
Verb	1.	sulphur - treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" sulfur process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

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sulphur noun

Related words
adjective thionic

Translations

sulphur [ˈsʌlfəʳ]

A. N → azufre m

B. CPD sulphur dioxide N → dióxido m de azufre

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sulphur [ˈsʌlfə^r] (British) sulfur (US) n → soufre m
sulphur dioxide (British) sulfur dioxide (US) n → anhydride m sulfureux
sulphuric acid [sʌlˌfjʊərɪkˈæsɪd] (British) sulfuric acid (US) adj → acide m sulfurique

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sulphur, (US) sulfur

n → Schwefel m

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sulphur [ˈsʌlfəʳ] n → zolfo

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sulphur [ˈsʌlfəʳ] n → zolfo

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sulphur

n sulphur [ˈsalfə]

a light yellow non-metallic element found in the earth, which burns with a blue flame giving off a choking smell and is used in matches, gunpowder etc. swael كِبْريت сяра síra svovl der Schwefel θειάφι azufre väävel گوگرد rikki soufre גוֹפרִית गन्धक शुल्वारि sumpor belerang brennisteinn zolfo いおう 유황 siera sērs sulfur zwavel svovel siarka enxofre sulf сера síra žveplo sumpor svavel กำมะถัน kükürt 硫(磺) сірка گندھک lưu huỳnh 硫（黄）

n sulphate [-feit]

any of several substances containing sulphur, oxygen and some other element. sulfaat كَبْريتات، سُلْفات сулфат síran sulfat das Sulfat θειικό άλας sulfato sulfaat ماده حاوي گوگرد sulfaatti sulfate גַפרִיתִי गन्धक का धुआं, गन्धक मिलाना sulfat, sol sumporne kiseline szulfát sulfat súlfat solfato 硫酸塩 황산염 sulfatas sulfāts sulfat sulfaat sulfat siarczan sulfato sulfat сульфат síran sulfat sulfat sulfat เกลือของกรดกำมะถัน sülfat 硫酸鹽 сульфат, сіль сірчаної кислоти گندھکی تیزاب ہونا sun phát 硫酸盐