sulfur has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Liter quantities of Mallinckrodt , low sulfur , reagent grade carbon_tetrachloride were saturated with * * f and * * f and illuminated for about 50 hours with a 1000 watt tungsten lamp at a distance of a_few inches .

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[ verb ] treat with sulphur in order to preserve

Synonyms

sulphur

Examples

"These dried fruits are sulphured"

Related terms

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