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An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element
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sulphur
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sulphur \Sul"phur\, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.] (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" [syn: sulfur ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (alternative spelling of sulfur English) 2 a sulphur butterfly vb. (alternative spelling of sulfur English)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a carbon/nitrogen/sulphur etc compound ▪ Use a copper compound to protect the trees from pests. sulphur dioxide sulphur dioxide/carbon dioxide/greenhouse gas etc emissions ▪ The treaty calls for a 30% reduction in sulphur ...
Usage examples of sulphur.
Then suddenly they were gone, all stopped together, and the water resumed its flat oily calm, only the smell of sulphur hanging on the air to remind us that we were aground on a submarine volcano that was fissured with gas-vents like a colander.
The allyl and sulphur in the bulbs, together with their mucilaginous parts, relieve the sore mucous membranes, and quicken perspiration, whilst other medicinal virtues are exercised at the same time on the animal economy.
The standard for bituminous coals is based mainly on the heat units, ash, and sulphur, while that for anthracite coal is based mainly on the percentage of ash and the heat units.
A simpler and bolder practice found welcome in Germany, depending chiefly on mineral remedies, mercury, antimony, sulphur, arsenic, and the use, sometimes the secret use, of opium.
The other elements to be looked for are bismuth, lead, antimony, silver, gold, iron, nickel, cobalt, sulphur, and oxygen.
Dipsas coughed as she chanted, but her cracked voice and the thunderous antiphony from below continued for so long as the sulphur burned.
In the 1930s scientists found that when certain chemical dyes containing sulphur were added to bacterial cultures, the bacteria reproduced at dramatically slower rates.
When the amount of sulphur present is not known within reasonable limits, the test portions may be tried with a drop of baric chloride solution instead of sulphuric acid, so that the diminishing quantity of precipitate may give warning of an approach to the finishing point.
She enlarged the garden Rhadampsicus had made, adding borders of crystallized ammonia and a sort of walkway with a hedge of monoclinic sulphur which glittered beautifully in the starlight.
A white precipitate of sulphur will be formed, this will not interfere with the subsequent titration provided it is precipitated in the cold.
The disadvantages are the necessity for boiling off the excess of the gas, and of filtering off the precipitated sulphur, although this last is not necessary if precipitated cold.
Dead Sea, they found the sulphur extraction plant, a town-sized site encompassing hundreds of square miles of piping, chemical tanks, mineral silos, transport vehicles, all visible, and a nuclear reactor with a fissionable center under twenty feet of prestressed, reinforced concrete, buried invisibly deep beneath the desert sand.
Plus some peppermint oil and sulphur and pulsatilla homeopathic stuff for the runs.
This done, they set fire to the wood, the heat was communicated to the shist, which soon kindled, since it contains coal and sulphur.
The nature of the soil may indicate the countries most exposed to these formidable concussions, since they are caused by subterraneous fires, and such fires are kindled by the union and fermentation of iron and sulphur.