sulphur
noun
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sulphur
1 American
[suhl-fer]
/ ˈsʌl fər /
Sulphur
2
American
[suhl-fer]
/ ˈsʌl fər /
noun
sulphur
British
/ ˈsʌlfə, sʌlˈfjʊərɪk /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sulphur
Variant of sulfur
Vocabulary lists containing sulphur
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At the station in Brintons Road, near St Mary's Stadium, the council and Environment Agency monitor levels of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and other pollutants.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
Around half of the global seaborne sulphur trade normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
He had a face the sentry knew, but he gave the password anyway and said, “We found him at the sulphur lake. Says his name is Baruch. He’s got an urgent message for Lord Asriel.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
“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 used to make sulphuric acid, which is used for processing copper, cobalt and nickel and also for the extraction of lithium.
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
“Well, President Davis, yesterday I moved my family cross-state from White Sulphur Springs, over by the Virginia line, so that the rest of my children can attend the Institute. My daughter Margaret already goes here.”
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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