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sulfur
[ suhl-fer ]
noun
- Also especially British, Chemistry. a nonmetallic element that exists in several forms, the ordinary one being a yellow rhombic crystalline solid, and that burns with a blue flame and a suffocating odor: used especially in making gunpowder and matches, in medicine, in vulcanizing rubber, etc. : S; : 32.064; : 16; : 2.07 at 20° C.
sulfur
/ ˈsʌlfə /
sulfur
/ sŭl′fər /
- A pale-yellow, brittle nonmetallic element that occurs widely in nature, especially in volcanic deposits, minerals, natural gas, and petroleum. It is used to make gunpowder and fertilizer, to vulcanize rubber, and to produce sulfuric acid. Atomic number 16; atomic weight 32.066; melting point (rhombic) 112.8°C; (monoclinic) 119.0°C; boiling point 444.6°C; specific gravity (rhombic) 2.07; (monoclinic) 1.957; valence 2, 4, 6.
- See Periodic Table
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One easy way to build them back up is to take a bath with Epsom salts, which contain sulfur.
Sulfur boosts glutathione because glutathione is, in part, made up of sulfur molecules, explains Hyman.
Pfifferling, like most natural wine producers, adds no sulfur dioxide aside from minimal amounts when he bottles the wine.
The initial cause was probably a Siberian mega-volcano that spewed highly reflective sulfur particles into the atmosphere.
After he inhaled sulfur hexafluoride, a compound that acts like helium, his voice got very deep.
Myiodynastes luteiventris luteiventris Sclater: Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher.
They will order spelling according to the Standard Dictionary, yet will not accept sulfur, rime, or worshiping.
Parallel with it runs an aqueduct which supplied the works with motive power, derived probably from the sulfur springs.
After breaking, four grains of powdered sulfur to twenty-two gallons of milk are added.
We omitted sulfur from the later sprays and did not note any more burning.
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