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sulfur spring
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noun
a spring the water of which contains naturally occurring sulfur compounds.
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Origin of sulfur spring
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby sulfur spring
sulfuric acid, sulfuric anhydride, sulfurize, sulfurous, sulfurous acid, sulfur spring, sulfur trioxide, sulfuryl, sulfuryl chloride, sulfuryl group, sulindac
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How to use sulfur spring in a sentence
They stepped out into the sulfur-spring cavern, the acoustics of their breathing changed by the long, flat hollow.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow