Synonyms:
sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic_number_16
Meaning: 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
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
sulphur, sulfur
Meaning: treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured"
Usage examples
Flower of sulphur is quite pure.
Yet the sulphur hung in my mind, and set up a train of thinking.
"Some big sulphur springs spout out of the bank and run down to the river.
Or, in other words, of nitre, 16 parts; charcoal 7 parts; sulphur, 4 parts.
In such a case we have at once to resort to a very high potency of Sulphur.
"What is this place, Sulphur Springs?" asked Colonel Winchester of Shattuck.
I was in the dark-room, where I had a lot of chloride of sulphur, a very corrosive liquid.
Another remedy: give a teaspoonful of castor oil; next day give raw meat, dusted over with flowers of sulphur.
This appeared to be devoted to minerals, and the sight of a block of sulphur set my mind running on gunpowder.
It was also late in the afternoon and Dick was quite sure that they would not reach Sulphur Springs before nightfall.