sulph-

American  

Chiefly British.

1. variant of sulf-.

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sulph- British  

combining form

1. containing sulphur

   sulphate

   sulphonic acid

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Usage

What does sulph- mean? The combining form sulph- is used like a prefix meaning “sulfur,” a nonmetallic element known for its distinctive odor. Sulf- is often used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry.The form sulph- comes from Latin sulfur, meaning both “sulfur” and “brimstone.”What are variants of sulph-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a consonant, sulph- becomes sulpho-, as in sulphocarbanilide. In American English, sulph- is spelled sulf- or sulfo-, as in sulfide. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for these combining forms.

Example Sentences

‘Put a dressing on it, Matron,’ the doctor said, ‘with plenty of mag sulph paste.’

From Literature

Much of it not live, of course, but enough of it – Kate and Dr Iain Stewart in Hawaii, watching magma brood and sulphur sulph gloopily – for once was.

From The Guardian

Arseniosi gr. j;   Quini� Sulph. gr. xl;   Ol.

From Project Gutenberg

The general intensifier is what they laconically call “sulph.,” which is sulphuret of potassium in a very dilute solution, either flowed over the plate, or the plate is immersed in a dipping bath, after fixing, which is by far the pleasantest way to employ the “sulph. solution.”

From Project Gutenberg

In such cases, “sulph.” was the first thing that saluted my olfactories on putting my head inside one of their “dark rooms.”

From Project Gutenberg