Lexic.us

Definition of Sulfur

1. Verb. Treat with sulphur in order to preserve. "These dried fruits are sulphured"

2. Noun. 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).

Definition of Sulfur

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

2. Noun. (countable uncountable) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur. ¹

3. Adjective. A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sulfur

1. to treat with sulfur (a nonmetallic element) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfur

sulfosuccinate sulfosuccinimidyl sulfotransferase sulfotransferases sulfotyrosine sulfoxidation sulfoxide sulfoxides sulfoximide sulfoximides

sulfoximine sulfoximines sulfoxylate sulfoxymethyl sulfoxymethyls sulfur (current term) sulfur-32 sulfur-33 sulfur-34 sulfur-35

sulfur-36 sulfur-bottom sulfur-bottom whale sulfur-color sulfur-colored sulfur-crested cockatoo sulfur acid sulfur alcohol sulfur bacteria sulfur bacterium

Literary usage of Sulfur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"sulfur is found native in volcanic regions in the form of ortho- rhombic pyramids, and in the neighborhood of sulfur waters, being formed from the oxidation ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1920)
"(Chicago Meeting, September, 1919) THE term "low-sulfur coal," as used in this discussion, is limited to coals containing less, or very little more, ..."

3. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Derivation: Chlorine is passed into sulfur monochloride to saturation, at 6° to 1o°, ... sulfur Monochloride. See sulfur chloride. sulfur Olive Oil. ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"For scale and leaf-curl, apply concentrated lime- sulfur diluted to a specific ... Just after the petals fall, apply self-boiled lime- sulfur of an 8-8-50 ..."

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