sulphur

[ suhl-fer ]

noun
  1. Chiefly British. sulfur (def. 1).

  2. Also sulfur. yellow with a greenish tinge; lemon color.

Origin of sulphur

1
Variant of sulfur

Words Nearby sulphur

Other definitions for Sulphur (2 of 2)

Sulphur
[ suhl-fer ]

noun
  1. a city in SW Louisiana.

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How to use sulphur in a sentence

  • Let blue flames rise from the living sulphur and the sheep bleat loud as she feels the touch of the smoking sulphur.

  • Thou who didst teach weak men and those who suffer To mix saltpetre and sulphur,Have pity on my long misery!

    Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
  • Ain't got used to brimstone yet, but I'd trade mosquitoes for sulphur smoke and give some boot.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • Found enormous ledge of black quartz, looks like sulphur stem during volcanic era but may be iron.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • The fumes of the sulphur have the effect of destroying the color, or whitening the straw.

British Dictionary definitions for sulphur

sulphur

US sulfur

/ (ˈsʌlfə) /


noun
    • 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

    • (as modifier): sulphur springs

Origin of sulphur

1
C14 soufre, from Old French, from Latin sulfur

Derived forms of sulphur

  • sulphuric or US sulfuric (sʌlˈfjʊərɪk), adjective

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