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Noun: sulphur súl-fu(r) Usage: Brit, Cdn (=sulfur)
- An abundant tasteless odourless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
- sulfur [N. Amer], S, atomic number 16 Verb: sulphur súl-fu(r) Usage: Brit, Cdn (=sulfur)
- Treat with sulphur in order to preserve
"These dried fruits are sulphured"; "These dried fruits are sulphured" - sulfur [N. Amer]
Derived forms: sulphurs, sulphuring, sulphured See also: sulphuric [Brit, Cdn], sulphurous [Brit, Cdn] Type of: chemical element, element, process, treat Part of: oil of vitriol, sulfide [N. Amer], sulfuric acid [N. Amer], sulphide [Brit, Cdn], sulphuric acid [Brit, Cdn], vitriol Encyclopedia: Sulphur, LA Sulphur, Indiana Sulphur Sulphur, Louisiana Sulphur, Texas Sulphur, Oklahoma Sulphur, OK |