sulfur

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 Dictionary notes 1.8 External links 1.9 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

Chemical element
S	Previous: phosphorus (P)
	Next: chlorine (Cl)

[edit] Alternative spellings

• sulphur (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
• sulfur (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand)
• sulfer is a frequently found misspelling

[edit] Etymology

First attested in English between 1300 and 1350 from Latin sulfur^[1].

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsʌl.fə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsʌl.fɚ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: sul‧fur

[edit] Noun

sulfur (plural sulfurs)

1. (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.
2. (countable) (uncountable) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

   sulfur colour:

[edit] Synonyms

• (element): brimstone (archaic, not in technical usage)

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[edit] Adjective

sulfur (comparative more sulfur, superlative most sulfur)

1. A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

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[edit] Verb

to sulfur (third-person singular simple present sulfurs, present participle sulfuring, simple past and past participle sulfured)

1. (transitive) to treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, either to preserve or to counter agricultural pests

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[edit] Dictionary notes

• Notes:

1. ^
   • “sulfur” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

[edit] External links

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/s.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• sulphur
• sulpur

[edit] Noun

sulfur (genitive sulfuris); n, third declension

1. sulfur, brimstone
2. lightning

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	sulfur	sulfurēs
genitive	sulfuris	sulfurum
dative	sulfurī	sulfuribus
accusative	sulfurem	sulfurēs
ablative	sulfure	sulfuribus
vocative	sulfur	sulfurēs