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sulphur
('s/@/lf/@/r
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noun (n)
- 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)(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- treat with sulphur in order to preserve(verb.change)Example:
These dried fruits are sulphured.
source: wordnet30