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sulfur

/ˈsʌl.fɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Sulfur means: an 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).

Synonyms for sulfur5

noun, as in an 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)

S, sulphur, atomic number 16

verb, as in treat with sulphur in order to preserve

sulphur

also used for sulfur

brimstone, devil's gold

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What does sulfur mean?2

noun

1

an 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)

verb

1

treat with sulphur in order to preserve“These dried fruits are sulphured”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sulfur in a sentence

  • Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulfur and selenium are nonmetals.Adelpa
  • Sulfur has many uses, mostly industrial.sangelo
  • Sulfur is used to make matches.CK
  • Sulfur burns with a blue flame.CM
  • Methanethiol is an organic sulfur compound containing an alkyl or aryl group and a thiol group.LinaTamazight
  • I like the smell of sulfur.Nylez
  • I don't like the smell of sulfur.CK
  • They say the devil smells of sulfur.AlanF_US

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Forms of sulfur

as a noun

plural
sulfurs

as a verb

third-person singular
sulfurs
present participle
sulfuring
past participle
sulfured
past tense
sulfured