sulfur

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsʌl.fə/
• (America) enPR: sŭl'fər, IPA: /ˈsʌl.fɚ/

Noun

sulfur (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

   Synonyms: brimstone

   Hypernyms: chalcogen

2. (countable, uncountable) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

    

Related terms

• desulfurize, desulphurise, desulphurize
• disulfoton
• solfatara
• sulfa, sulpha
• sulfane, sulphane
• sulfatase, sulphatase
• sulfate, sulphate
• sulfated, sulphated
• sulfide, sulphide
• sulfite, sulphite
• sulfonal, sulphonal
• sulfonamide, sulphonamide
• sulfone, sulphone
• sulphureo-
• sulfureous, sulphureous
• sulfuret, sulphuret
• sulfurize, sulphurise, sulphurize
• sulfurous, sulphurous
• sulphur vivum
• sulpiride

Translations

• French: soufre
• German: Schwefel, Sulfur
• Italian: zolfo
• Portuguese: enxofre
• Russian: се́ра
• Spanish: azufre

Translations

• French: soufre
• Italian: sulfureo

Adjective

sulfur

1. Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

Translations

• French: soufre
• Italian: sulfureo

Verb

sulfur (sulfurs, present participle sulfuring; past and past participle sulfured)

1. (transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

Translations

• Italian: solforare
• Spanish: azufrar

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