sulfur

IPA: sˈʌɫfɝ

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.
(countable, uncountable) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the sulfur-coloured species.

(transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

Examples of "sulfur" in Sentences

I remember the clouds of sulfuric acid.
The crystallography of sulfur is complex.
The curative may additionally comprise sulfur.
The sulfur dioxide is converted to sulfuric acid.
Notice the pieces of sulfur at the base of the cloud.
Both the sulfur and the oxygen are thermodynamically unstable.
Sulfur dioxide acts to depolarize the anode of the electrolyzer.
The most common preservative used in winemaking is sulfur dioxide.
This is a manifestation of the iron and sulfur compounds in the egg.
Therefore, sulfur is one of the main components present in the sample.
The effect of sulfur dioxide correlated with the abundance of the two fungi.
Get sulfur from a pharmacy and mix some into vaseline or a thick hand cream.
Peckitt's instructions call for dipping silver leaf in sulfur and then calcining it.
Anti biotic component is known as allicin sulfur compound which is estimated has anti depressant activity.
U.S. gas used to be as high 500 ppm in sulfur, but many states now are under 100 ppm even 40 ppm in some places.
As for the mineral colors, sulfur is an essential ingredient of such colors as orpiment and cinnabar, and it can never be removed.