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sulphur > 2 senses
NOUN1sulphur, sulfur, S, atomic number 16An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element
VERB1sulphur, sulfurTreat with sulphur in order to preserve
sulphur > pronunciation
Soundssah'lfer
Rhymesaquifer, autobiographer, biographer, and 51 more rhymes in fer...
sulphur > noun, substance
MeaningAn 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).
Synonymssulfur, S, atomic number 16
Substance ofsulfide, sulphide; vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid
Broaderchemical element, element
Narrowerbrimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur
Adjectivessulphuric; sulphurous
Verbssulphur
sulphur > verb, change
MeaningTreat with sulphur in order to preserve.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"These dried fruits are sulphured"
Synonymssulfur
Broaderprocess, treat
Nounssulphur

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