sulfur
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- noun
- /ˈsʌlfər/
- Specialized
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- The water had an odd dark color, and a worse smell; likely a sulfur spring, I thought.
- sulfur dioxide
- sulfur dioxide (SO2)
- sulfur emissions
Smells like you're in one of those sulfur bath places.
- Smells like you're in one of those sulfur bath places.
- It's a combination of sulfur and pyrethrum.
- In that case, you put a covalent bond of sulfur between the strands, right?
- And so the, the sulfur helps to unlock that.
- So there we have the the sulfur from the reduction with sulfide.
- And they said it had cloven feet and it reeked of sulfur.
- And I was thinking myself, what does it mean when it's yellow sulfur?
Examples
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In Southeast Asia, emissions of sulfur dioxide are expected to triple in the next two to three decades.
Academic text (1999) -
The main air pollutants subject to regulations are sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and dust.
Academic text (1993) -
You get that smell of sulfur.
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What a smell of sulfur!
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And way up here are materials like sulfur and lithium.
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The third ingredient was sulfur, a chemical that burns bright blue.
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Coal quality is determined by two main factors: sulfur and ash content.
Academic text (1999) -
Onions have sulfur in them, which help detoxify your body.
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We turn a corner and the sulfur smell whacks us in the face like a sound barrier.
Fiction book (1992) -
In industry, sulfur is used to produce fertilizers and chemicals essential for agriculture.
Synonyms
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The chemical symbol for sulfur, a yellow element found near volcanoes
A bright yellow mineral that occurs as pure crystals in rocks and near volcanoes
Compounds
- Specialized
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A colorless gas with a strong bad smell that harms breathing and pollutes the air
- Specialized
A colorless, odorless gas used to insulate electrical equipment and a strong greenhouse gas
- NSFW
A poisonous chemical used in war that causes severe blisters and eye and lung damage
- Specialized
Compounds made of sulfur and oxygen, often gases that pollute air like sulfur dioxide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sulfur comes from Latin sulphur and was long called 'brimstone' or 'burning stone' because it burns easily and gives a strong smell. That's why sulfur is the bright yellow element we find near volcanoes and use in industry and fertilizers.