sulphur
noun
sulphur
1 American
[suhl-fer]
/ ˈsʌl fər /
Sulphur
2
American
[suhl-fer]
/ ˈsʌl fər /
noun
sulphur
British
/ ˈsʌlfə, sʌlˈfjʊərɪk /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sulphur
Variant of sulfur
Vocabulary lists containing sulphur
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He points out how EU sulphur limits changed behaviour: ships calling at European ports had to switch to cleaner fuels or fit scrubbers to reduce pollution.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
On the Congolese route, he said LAR can now run up to one "copper train" a day to Lobito and one "sulphur train" a day back toward the mines.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Ord Minnett says Lotus’s supplies of acid and sulphur look secure at present, but fuel is more precarious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
But the MOL refineries lack equipment to refine non-Russian oil, which has a lower sulphur content.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
He was accustomed to say of his profession that all he was sure of was that sulphur would cure the itch.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
“It’s getting to that critical point where inventories are being drawn down and production of critical minerals and agricultural products like phosphate, are slowing down,” said Craig Jorgenson, CEO of industry group the Sulphur Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Sulphur is another byproduct of the processing of crude oil and natural gas and produced in large volumes for export in the Gulf region.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
His bunkers can be built from concrete directly on-site, or fabricated from metal at his facility in the town of Sulphur Springs in rural Texas, and then transported to the client.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Sulphur Springs Trail Camp sits at 5,300 feet in Angeles National Forest and features about six tent-camping sites.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
The intervening year helped her make the transition to everything but the Virginia heat; many was the night she pined for White Sulphur Springs’ brisk summer nights.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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