Definition of sulphur Sulphur
/sʌˈlfɚ/ - [sulfer] - sul•phur
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British English
sulphur - /sˈʌlfɐ/
American English
sulfur - /sʌˈlfɚ/
What does sulphur mean?
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| sulphur - treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" | ||
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| process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sulphur (Verb)
Alternative spelling of sulfur.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sulphur (n.)
A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96. - sulphur (n.)
Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae; as, the clouded sulphur (Eurymus, / Colias, philodice), which is the common yellow butterfly of the Eastern United States.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sulphur
sul′fur, n. a yellow mineral substance, very brittle, fusible, and inflammable: brimstone.—n. Sul′phate, a salt formed by sulphuric acid with a base.—v.t. to form a deposit of lead sulphate on.—adj. Sulphat′ic.—ns. Sul′phatile, native sulphuric acid; Sul′phide, a combination of sulphur with a metal; Sul′phite, a salt formed by sulphurous acid.—v.t. Sul′phūrāte, to combine with, or subject to, the action of sulphur.—ns. Sulphūrā′tion, the act or operation of subjecting to the action of sulphur or sulphurous acid; Sulphurā′tor, an apparatus for sulphurating.—adj. Sulphū′rēous, consisting of, containing, or having the qualities of sulphur.—adv. Sulphū′reously.—ns. Sulphū′reousness; Sul′phūret, a combination of sulphur with an alkali, earth, or metal.—adjs. Sul′phūretted, having sulphur in combination; Sulphū′ric, pertaining to, or obtained from, sulphur: denoting a certain well-known strong acid, formerly called oil of vitriol; Sul′phūrous, pertaining to, resembling, or containing sulphur: denoting the pungent acid given out when sulphur is burned in air; Sul′phury, partaking of the qualities of sulphur.—Sulphuretted hydrogen, a compound of sulphur and hydrogen, stinking and noxious; Sulphurous acid, an acid formed by one equivalent of sulphur combined with two of oxygen. [L. sulphur; said to be conn. with Sans. çulvāri.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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sulphur
A mineral which forms a principal ingredient in the manufacture of gunpowder, and greatly increases the rapidity of its combustion.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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sulphur
A simple mineral substance, of a yellow color, brittle, insoluble in water, easily fusible and inflammable;--called also brimstone,--that is, burn-stone, from its great combustibility. It burns with a blue flame and a peculiar suffocating odor. It is an ingredient of gunpowder (which see).
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