zolfo

See also: Zolfo

Italian

Chemical element (edit)
S Atomic number 16 zolfo
Classification data Period 3 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
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Alternative forms

• solfo (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sulphur, sulfur. For the initial z- compare also zoccolo. Cognate with Sicilian sùrfuru and Venetan solfaro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zol.fo/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sol.fo/
• Rhymes: -olfo
• Hyphenation: zól‧fo

Noun

zolfo m (usually uncountable, plural zolfi)

1. (chemistry) sulfur, sulphur
2. brimstone

Related terms

Derived terms

• candelotto di zolfo (“sulfur candle”)
• diossido di zolfo (“sulfur dioxide”)
• solfato (“sulfate”)
• solfidrico (“hydrosulfuric”)
• solfifero (“sulfurous”)
• solfitare (“to sulfate”)
• solfito (“sulfite”)
• solfonazione (“sulfonation”)
• solforare, solfare (“to sulfur”)
• solforato (“sulfurated”)
• solforatrice (“apparatus for applying sulfur to crops as a pesticide”)
• solforico (“sulfuric”)
• solforoso (“sulfurous”)
• solfuro (“sulfide”)
• triossido di zolfo (“sulfur trioxide”)
• zolfanello (“sulfur match, lucifer; wick impregnated with sulfur”)
• zolfara, solfara (“sulfur mine”)
• zolfatara, solfatara

Further reading

• zolfo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it