Sulfur
WordNet
noun
(1) 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) Treat with sulphur in order to preserve
"These dried fruits are sulphured"
WiktionaryText
Alternative spellings
- sulphur (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- sulfur (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand)
- sulfer is a frequently found misspelling
Etymology
First attested in English between 1300 and 1350 from .
Noun
- A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.
- A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
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
Verb
See also
- galena
- gunpowder
- gypsum
- heparin
- Lawesson's reagent
- mercaptan