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sulphur
sul·phur S0874900 (sŭl′fər)n. & v. Variant of sulfur.sulphur (ˈsʌlfə) or sulfurn (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. thionicb. (as modifier): sulphur springs. [C14 soufre, from Old French, from Latin sulfur] sulphuric, sulfuric adjsul•fur (ˈsʌl fər)
n. 1. Also, esp. Brit., sulphur. a nonmetallic element, ordinarily a flammable yellow solid, of widespread occurrence in combined form, as in sulfide and sulfate compounds and cellular protein: used esp. in making gunpowder and matches, in medicine, and in vulcanizing rubber.Symbol: S; at. wt.: 32.064; at. no.: 16; sp. gr.: 2.07 at 20° C. 2. sulphur (def. 2). [1300–50; Middle English < Latin sulp(h)ur, sulfur brimstone, sulfur] 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, Schemical 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 matterbrimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur - an old name for sulfursulfide, sulphide - a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositiveoil 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"sulfurprocess, 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" |
sulphur nounRelated words
adjective thionicTranslationssulphur (American) sulfur (ˈsalfə) noun 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. 硫(磺) 硫，硫磺 ˈsulphate (-feit) noun any of several substances containing sulphur, oxygen and some other element. 硫酸鹽 硫酸盐sulphur
Sulphur, city (1990 pop. 20,125), Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1914. It is a trade center for an area producing natural gas, oil, and timber as well as sorghum, soybeans, cattle, and crawfish. Industry centers chiefly around petroleum products, chemicals, and related enterprises. Engines, concrete products, machinery, and lumber are also manufactured. The city was named for a sulfur dome that was mined from 1894 to 1924. In 1924 oil was discovered nearby.
sulphur: see sulfursulfur
or sulphur
, nonmetallic chemical element; symbol S; at. no. 16; interval in which at. wt. ranges 32.059–32.076; m.p. 112.8°C; (rhombic), 119.0°C; (monoclinic), about 120°C; (amorphous); b.p. 444.674°C;; sp. gr. at 20°C;, 2.07 (rhombic), 1.
..... Click the link for more information. .sulphur (US), sulfura. 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 b. (as modifier): sulphur springs sulphur
sulphur An element (atomic number 16, atomic weight 32.06), which is an essential constituent of proteins and biologic compounds.
Homeopathy
Sulphur (capitalised). A major homeopathic remedy prepared from mineral sulphur, which is used primarily for skin conditions—candidiasis, diaper rash, dandruff and eczema—but also for anal fissures, asthma, bursitis, cough with chest pain, depression, fever, headaches, haemorrhoids, indigestion, milk intolerance, low back pain, menstrual dysfunction, migraines, ocular inflammation and burning vaginal discharge.sul·fur (S) (sŭl'fŭr) An element, atomic no. 16, atomic wt. 32.066, which combines with oxygen to form sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sulfur trioxide (SO3); these combine with water to make strong acids, and with many metals and nonmetallic elements to form sulfides; used externally in the treatment of skin diseases.
Synonym(s): sulphur. [L. sulfur, brimstone, sulfur]sulphur An element occurring in AMINO ACIDS and hence in many proteins, including COLLAGEN. Sulphur is often incorporated into ointments used in the treatment of various skin disorders such as ACNE, DANDRUFF and PSORIASIS.sul·fur (S) (sŭl'fŭr) In oxide forms, added to water to make strong acids and used externally to treat skin diseases.
Synonym(s): sulphur. [L. sulfur, brimstone, sulfur]LegalSeesFinancialSeeSsulphur
Synonyms for sulphurnoun an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic elementSynonymsRelated Words- chemical element
- element
- brimstone
- native sulfur
- native sulphur
- sulfide
- sulphide
- oil of vitriol
- sulfuric acid
- sulphuric acid
- vitriol
verb treat with sulphur in order to preserveSynonymsRelated Words |