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sulfur

sul·fur

UK/ˈsʌl.fə/ US/ˈsʊl.fə/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

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verb

1.

treat with sulphur in order to preserve

  • “These dried fruits are sulphured”
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Origin

From Middle English sulphur, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulfur, from sulpur itself of uncertain origin.

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  • cloudless sulfur terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • flowers of sulfur terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • flowers of sulphur terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • green non-sulfur bacteria terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • green sulfur bacteria terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • hepar sulphuris terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • iron-sulfur cluster terms derived from sulfur (noun)
  • iron-sulphur cluster terms derived from sulfur (noun)

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