Sulphur is a yellow chemical which has a strong smell.
The air reeks of sulphur.
...measures to reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide.
sulphur in British English
or US sulfur (ˈsʌlfə)
noun
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 adjective: thionic
b.
(as modifier)
sulphur springs
Derived forms
sulphuric or US sulfuric (sʌlˈfjʊərɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C14 soufre, from Old French, from Latin sulfur
sulphur in American English
(ˈsʌlfər)
noun
sp. of Chiefly British
sulfur
Examples of 'sulphur' in a sentence
sulphur
It also wants limits on sulphur dioxide to be increased.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
How do you know if you are sensitive to sulphur dioxide?
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
The bacteria coating your teeth and gums release sulphur compounds which give off an unpleasant odour.
The Sun (2012)
You can really smell the sulphur from the smoke.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They were said to give off smoke and smell of sulphur.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It has been scientifically shown sprouts contain sulphur compounds that are more or less guaranteed to make them deadly.
The Sun (2010)
The eruption also shot a plume of sulphur dioxide gas and ash so high that it punched into the stratosphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And the sulphur compounds that are shipped from ocean to continent in this way play a crucial climatic role in the process.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
Contains 11 per cent of sulphur amino acids.
Mayes, Adrienne The Dictionary of Nutritional Health (1986)
Learning is also disturbed when sulphur dioxide is released, sometimes windows have to be closed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The smell of sulphur rose into the sky, as stars appeared above.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Although sulphur dioxide has been the biggest threat so far, the eruption could produce more big surprises.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I could smell a strong sulphur smell.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This having been said, sulphur dioxide is permitted in the production of organic wines in very restricted amounts.
Lockspeiser, Jerry & Gear, Jackie Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)
It shot sulphur dioxide gas into the upper atmosphere, shrouded the globe and dimmed sunlight for years afterwards.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The mysterious lake was close, and when the wind changed you could smell the sulphur blowing from a range of bubbling vents.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She said: 'I could smell a strong sulphur smell.
The Sun (2006)
Matches strike, the smell of sulphur rises, there is talk of petrol.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The eruption is also spewing invisible sulphur dioxide gas, which is notorious for causing respiratory problems, smog and acid rain.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Stripped naked of additives and processes, save a pinch of stabilising sulphur dioxide for all but the purists, the finished product is surprising and fractious.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
sulphur
British English: sulphur NOUN
Sulphur is a yellow chemical which has a strong smell.
The air reeks of sulphur.
American English: sulfur
Brazilian Portuguese: enxofre
Chinese: 硫磺
European Spanish: azufre
French: soufre
German: Schwefel
Italian: zolfo
Japanese: 硫黄
Korean: 황
European Portuguese: enxofre
Latin American Spanish: azufre
All related terms of 'sulphur'
low-sulphur
(esp of fuel ) containing or made from sources containing relatively little sulphur
sulphur bath
a curative bath in which the water used has sulphates dissolved in it, esp one in which the water comes from a natural hot spring
sulphur tuft
a poisonous basidiomycetous fungus, Hypholoma fasciculare, having a sulphurous yellow cap and found in clumps on and around broad-leaved trees
sulphur-bottom
the largest mammal: a widely distributed bluish-grey whalebone whale , Sibbaldus (or Balaenoptera ) musculus , closely related and similar to the rorquals : family Balaenopteridae
sulphur dioxide
a colourless soluble pungent gas produced by burning sulphur . It is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the preservation of a wide range of foodstuffs ( E220 ), bleaching , and disinfecting . Formula: SO 2
sulphur spring
a natural hot spring containing sulphur , believed to have curative properties
sulphur trioxide
a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable ( alpha- ) form is usually obtained as silky needles . It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide , and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO 3
flowers of sulphur
minute crystals of sulphur obtained by condensing sulphur vapour on a cold surface
liver of sulphur
a mixture of potassium sulphides used as a fungicide and insecticide and in the treatment of skin diseases
sulphur(IV) oxide
a colourless soluble pungent gas produced by burning sulphur . It is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the preservation of a wide range of foodstuffs ( E220 ), bleaching , and disinfecting . Formula: SO 2
sulphur(VI) oxide
a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable ( alpha- ) form is usually obtained as silky needles . It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide , and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO 3
sulphur-crested cockatoo
a large Australian white parrot , Kakatoe galerita , with a yellow erectile crest
lime sulfur
solution made by boiling together sulfur, water, and lime : used as an insecticide and fungicide
sulfur tuft
a poisonous basidiomycetous fungus, Hypholoma fasciculare, having a sulphurous yellow cap and found in clumps on and around broad-leaved trees
Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
a type of diesel fuel that has a low sulphur content
sulfur(IV) oxide
a colourless soluble pungent gas produced by burning sulphur . It is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the preservation of a wide range of foodstuffs ( E220 ), bleaching , and disinfecting . Formula: SO 2
sulfur spring
a natural hot spring containing sulphur , believed to have curative properties
sulfur trioxide
a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable ( alpha- ) form is usually obtained as silky needles . It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide , and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO 3
sulfur(VI) oxide
a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable ( alpha- ) form is usually obtained as silky needles . It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide , and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO 3
white cockatoo
a large Australian white parrot , Kakatoe galerita , with a yellow erectile crest
blue whale
the largest mammal : a widely distributed bluish-grey whalebone whale , Sibbaldus (or Balaenoptera ) musculus , closely related and similar to the rorquals : family Balaenopteridae