sulfur
IPA: sˈʌɫfɝ
noun
- (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.
verb
- (transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.
adjective
- Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
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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.
- The effect of sulfur dioxide correlated with the abundance of the two fungi.