sulphur

¹

[suhl-fer]

noun

1. Chiefly British.,  sulfur.

2. Also yellow with a greenish tinge; lemon color.

Sulphur

²

[suhl-fer]

noun

1. a city in SW Louisiana.

sulphur

/ ˈsʌlfə, sʌlˈfjʊərɪk /

noun

1. 1. an allotropic nonmetallic element, occurring free in volcanic regions and in combined state in gypsum, pyrite, and galena. The stable yellow rhombic form converts on heating to monoclinic needles. It is used in the production of sulphuric acid, in the vulcanization of rubber, and in fungicides. Symbol: S; atomic no: 16; atomic wt: 32.066; valency: 2, 4, or 6; relative density: 2.07 (rhombic), 1.957 (monoclinic); melting pt: 115.22°C (rhombic), 119.0°C (monoclinic); boiling pt: 444.674°C

   2. ( as modifier )

      sulphur springs

Other Word Forms

• sulphuric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulphur¹

Variant of sulfur

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulphur¹

C14 soufre, from Old French, from Latin sulfur

Example Sentences

Another issue is that Russian Urals crude has a higher sulphur content than the Brent crude supplied from elsewhere.

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At the Chhath festivities too, firecrackers lit up the sky, leaving the air acrid with the smell of burnt sulphur.

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But that sulphur also formed tiny, Sun-reflecting particles in the atmosphere, known as aerosols, which helped to keep a lid on rising temperatures.

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The processing of phosphate rock into fertiliser emits toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide and ammonia.

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Somehow, he had managed to get his hands on the ingredients for gunpowder - potassium nitrate, sulphur and charcoal.

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