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sulphur

sul·phur
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhl-fer]
    • /ˈsʌl fər/
    • /ˈsʌl.fər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhl-fer]
    • /ˈsʌl fər/

Definitions of sulphur word

  • noun sulphur a city in SW Louisiana. 1
  • uncountable noun sulphur Sulphur is a yellow chemical which has a strong smell. 0
  • noun sulphur 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 0
  • noun sulphur (as modifier) 0
  • abbreviation SULPHUR sulfur 0
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sulphur popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • sulfur

    Also, especially British, sulphur. Chemistry. a nonmetallic element that exists in several forms, the ordinary one being a yellow rhombic crystalline solid, and that burns with a blue flame and a suffocating odor: used especially in making gunpowder and matches, in medicine, in vulcanizing rubber, etc. Symbol: S; atomic weight: 32.064; atomic number: 16; specific gravity: 2.07 at 20° C.

  • lime sulfur

    a mixture of lime and sulfur that has been boiled in water: used in powdered form or in aqueous solution as an insecticide, a fungicide, and a sheep dip.

  • sulphur butterfly

    sulfur butterfly.

  • sulphur springs

    a town in NE Texas.

  • tonic

    a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
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