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Chiefly British.

variant of sulf-.

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Words nearby sulph-

sullied, Sullivan, Sullom Voe, sully, Sully-Prudhomme, sulph-, sulphanilamide, sulphate, sulphate-resisting cement, sulphatise, sulphide

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How to use sulph- in a sentence

Stephanite, stef′a-nīt, n. a metallic iron-black silver sulph-antimonite.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
We must exhibit tonics, sir; sulph quin pulv rhei; liquor diachylon.
The Black Bar|George Manville Fenn
Then add Chinchonia forty grains dissolved in Aromatic Sulph.
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed|C. A. Bogardus
Dissolve the salts of soda and iron in part of the water, and add the sulph.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Picric acid patients can only see clearly at very close range, often at only five inches from the eye; Natrum sulph.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sulph-

sulph-

US sulf-

combining form

containing sulphursulphate; sulphonic acid

usage for sulph-

The ``ph'' spelling of sulphur and related words is used in British English. In the US the spelling is sulfur . However, the recommended spelling in chemistry is sulfur and this is found in technical writing. Also the sulf- spelling is used in the names of generic drugs

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